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She is holding a drinking glass in her left hand and a long-necked flask in her right hand.  Her tunic is red and is decorated with white botehs with spangles.  Under this there is a pale pink transparent blouse with hanging sleeves.  This is embroidered over a layer of gauze.  The skirt was applique using woollen fabric woven with a shawl design over a turquoise ground. Her shoes are black with red felt indicating henna on the soles of her feet.  A wide variety of spangles have been used in quantity, decorating the headdress and accessories and indicating jewellery.  There are also embroidered white dots possibly denoting pearls.  There is a tattoo mark on her forehead and on her chin.\r\nThere are borders on three sides [not along the lower edge].\r\nInner border: black ground with a white embroidered meander bearing red rosettes, white pointed flowers, red, yellow and blue leaves.\r\nMain border: red ground with a beautiful floral pattern: two white undulating stems with fronds and leaves in three shades of green.  One stems bears a cluster of composite blossoms in two different arrangements.  The other stem bears sprays of blue rounded flowers. Along the upper edge there are three medallions each containing a head and shoulder portrait.  The medallion at each corner depicts a woman and the one in the centre depicts a turbaned male.\r\nOuter border: darker red ground with a similar design to the inner border but with more embroidered detail.\r\nOutermost border: on all four sides; undecorated purple.\r\nThe piecing was done before the embroidery was worked. 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