9 almost identical rectangular samples of tabby woven cotton textile. Seemingly from a larger cloth with a red centre panel with zigzag lines of cream tie dye knots, and a black border. The border is decorated with a stripe of metal-wrapped threads consisting of small floral motifs separated by small bands and overall framed by thin stripes. The uneven separation line between border and panel suggests that it has been dipped into dye after weaving as well.
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