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It shows a figure in a wide skirted, white and gold dress decorated with garlands of dark green leaves and scarlet berries and printed or painted with floral motifs. The dress ends above the knee and the dancer wears gold shoes fastening with crossed ribbons which extend up to the shin and are decorated with a spray of green leaves and red berries. The dancer also wears a white curling wig and a headdress made from the same leaves and berries which have been used to decorate their dress. They are standing with arms outstretched and their front foot pointed. 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