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Bride's head-dress in tapestry. Profusely decorated with beads and coins. In use in villages in mountains. Bulgaria or Yugoslavia?

Round dish used as a hanging decoration ('hoel'). Decoration: woman in centre, long dress, floral design, (black) drawing, other colours: white, brown, green, yellow.

Large round tray, beaten copper, tinned after engraving with two interlocking triangles in centre. Moslem date engraved on margin, and Arabic inscription.

Saddle-bag in plush and leather. Various designs in red, navy blue and fawn.

Apron, in tapestry work, decorated with copper, beads and copper wire. Bulgaria or Yugoslavia? (see Museum's 'Slip Catalogue).

Rectangular base and top. Poker work decoration and inscription ( maker's name). 4 paper flowers. Bird on top. Hasluck: 'Dancing bird made by a Catholic mountaineer from Albania. It dances as man plays Lahuta - a simple mountain lyre. A thread…

Black leather hat, decorated with embossed white metal band, brass eyelets, gold lace etc.

Cotton cap, worn by male peasants. Colour: white and beige. Middle decoration: smock work and zig-zag embroidery.

Little ceramic horse, with a hole in back, flower decoration. Colours: white, brown, yellow, green, blue.

Components: top with porringer, floor, four legs. Carved decoration on the top and porringer: zigzag, linear, circular. Probable only the top comes from Albania (fragile and different kind of wood). Original label in museum's 'donor' file: 'with…