Brown bark cloth coat sewn together from 5 textile pieces to form a rectangle. A sixth long narrow piece (strap?) has been added half-way on the longer sides. 6 patches have been added onto the reverse to cover tears. The pieces range from light to dark brown in colour. The main area on the front has been decorated with a lighter-coloured rectangle framed unevenly by a darker brown. Either side of the 'strap' 2 rectangular areas on the lighter section have been covered with parallel darker brown lines.
cloak
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