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Decorative Ball - Temari Ball is wrapped with black and gold cotton thread and has a network of finer cotton thread in tan color. Covering the black background are various chrysanthemum style flowers stitched in thick cotton embroidery thread - Pink with rose center; orange with green; yellow with orange; green with yellow; mauve with purple; bright blue with dark blue; light green with dark green; mauve with rose; white with red; pink with purple; rose with green; white with blue. Core is unknown but is squeezable like straw.

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