Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sailboats known as dhonis sail near Male Atoll in the Maldives off the west coast of India"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Richard Hirschler, editor of World Economy Weekly in Budapest, Hungary, and Vijayan Kannampilly, deputy editor of Business India in Bombay, both said they admire the U. S. economic system."

Photograph of Lamkang tradtional bead necklaces called pthxii in Lamkang. These beads were first designed and introduced by Donnu Sankhil in the early 1980s.According to the different knik patterns of the Lamknang for knik myaar ksen, niktxil and diiphuun knik.

Photograph of Lamkang [knik txil le mbu laak] a mekhela worn as a wrap around by women, earlier in the olden days worn up to the knee length and now made bigger and worn till the ankle with a scarf. Designed by Donnu Sankhil and this piece is woven by Tony Khular in 1994.

This is a photograph of a Manipuri woman standing on a balcony of an apartment building.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Sauita Sriuastaua, 5, and her aunt, Madhuri Sriuastaua, celebrate."

Necklace. Long necklace basket-weave links on which are strung tubular silver beads and mounted Indian coins. Center section composed of three larger coins, each with three pendant coins, from which hang small fringes of chain and spheres. No clasp, long flat strip at back. 16 single coins are 25 Paise from India, various dates from 1976 to 1988; 2 pendants are 50 Paise from India, dates obscured by mounts; 1 pendant is a 1979 1 Rupee from India; The 9 smaller pendant coins below main pendants are 25 Paise coins from India, dated from 1975 to 1987.

This is a photograph of the front view of a traditional Meitei house. The house has a thatched roof and a garden outside.

Necklace. Torc-style necklace of silver, twisted and with wire wrapping at ends. Rigid hook at front to connect ends, and with a single Indian 25 Paise coin mounted near each side of clasp, with pendant silver beads. Suspended from the ends, near the clasp, are two large triangular ornaments of silver openwork, from which are suspended short lengths of silver chain terminating in silver spheres. Coins date from 1982 and 1988.

This is a photograph of the taro plant, a root vegetable which grows in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The edible root, known as paan in Manipuri, is used in traditional dishes.

This is a photograph of Mangla Ningomba, one of the Manipuri language consultants who helped Shobhana Chelliah and other researchers translate Manipuri stories. This photograph was taken at the Manipur University guest house staff quarters in 1986.

Photograph of Gurachandra, a Manipuri language consultant, sitting on a stool looking directly at the camera, and telling a traditional Manipuri folk tale called 'Mayba'.

This is a photograph of Manipuri linguists including Saratchandra Singh, one of the Manipuri language consultants who worked on translating Manipuri stories. Saratchandra Singh is standing with two women outside the Manipur University's Humanities Block in 1985.

Evening jacket of black silk with sequin decoration. Hip length jacket with long sleeves, High, rounded collar with two hook-and-eyes just below throat, and center front opening with 9 hidden snaps and two hook-and-eyes. Neckline, cuffs, hem, and cf opening heavily beaded/sequined in gold and copper with small Paisley forms in green and blue/gray chain stitch embroidery. Body of jacket decorated in large blocks of overlapping sequins in iridescent purple, iridescent dark green, and black sequins. Torso lined in black silk; sleeves unlined. Designer's label at inside back collar: “Naeem Khan / Riazee / Nights”; Retailer's label at inside back collar: “Neiman Marcus”; Content/Origin label at inside back collar: “Suzarilla / Pure Silk Garments / with silk lining / Made in India” Size label at inside back collar: "8" With small plastic bag of spare sequins/beads.