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(A) Bright yellow silk (?) satin under bodice with long sleeves and beaded decorative motifs; machine and hand stitched; French seams; two panels of yellow satin are applied in short panels over side torso area both front and back to a fabric support of off-white cotton; the support fabric is visible at the centre front/back and lower hemline area of the bodice; centre front(?) closes with an under placket and four snaps; collarless neckline has a bound facing; long sleeves are set into a square armhole; decorative motifs in leaf like shapes with a centre stem-like design are worked in colours of green, blue and silver sequins and bugle beads and located along sleeves; stylized designs worked with similar components and colours are positioned and shaped to fit the sleeve edges; (B) Bright yellow silk satin(?) detachable collar with beaded decorative motifs; machine and hand stitched; lined with cotton; back opening with under placket and 4 snaps; round neckline with scalloped bottom edge; front collar shorter than back; decorative bottom edging of gold silk(?) thread in an open-work honey-comb pattern with 83 attached gold thread tassels each with a rose-pink top and blue and silver thread wrapping; decorative motifs in leaf like shapes with a centre stem-like design are worked in colours of green, blue and silver sequins and bugle beads located on collar; an edging of sequins and bugle beads trims bottom edge.