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handwoven geometric pattern in red, black, blue, white, mint, ocher and magenta

Sash, 20th century

Miao

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very short; black ground fabric woven in bands with geometric bands, stars and deer in bright multicolors; neck lined with black ribbon

Woman's blouse (Huipil), c. 1990

Maya

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black bordered panel with ornate silver, gold and metallic embroidery; silver and gold discs; background consists of green, red, coral and gold segments delineated with gold thread embroidery

Panel, 20th century

Egypt

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large, multicolored striped cloth with multicolored, abstract embroidered designs; fringe on short ends of fabric is also many colored; cloth consists of 3 panels

Cloth, mid 20th century

Nupe

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blue textile with light blue and grey stripes; stripes vary in width; short edges of textile hemmed; textile constructed of two panels

Wedding cloth, mid 20th century

Yoruba

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brown silk textile constructed of two panel; textile decorated with perforations in the form of lines and crosses; shorter edges are hemmed

Panel, 20th century

Yoruba

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white and tan striped textile with geometric embroidery at the chest area; sides of shirt are completely open; neck opening is "v" shaped and has blue lining; edges of shirt are hemmed

Shirt, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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vertically striped tan and white pants with natural brown waist; blue inner lining at cuffs; elastic-like waist

Pair of pants, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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cowrie shell covered sleeveless top with "v" neck opening; blue-green base fabric

Ceremonial top, Date Unknown

Bobo

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blue dyed panel with overlapping white stripes and dots that form triangle and rectangle shapes; seven strips are sewn together to form panel; two ends are stitched forming a seam

Panel, 1900-1999

Wara

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large panel with green, yellow, maroon and blue linear designs alternating directions; two ends of panel are fringed

Kente cloth, Date Unknown

Ashanti

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white cloth with thin, dark blue strips; dark blue woven rectangles overlap; twenty strips of fabric stitched together to form panel

Panel, 20th century

Ewe

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woven panel with blue background; horizontal thin white stripes alternate orange stripes; two ends are fringed; seven strips stitched together to form panel

Panel, 1900-1999

Baule

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roughly U-shaped, with open central bottom section and two triangular descending elements at center; black ground decorated with multicolored (primarily salmon) flower sprays and medallions; salmon pink fabric trim

Tush kyiz (hanging), c. 1940s-1950s

Kyrgyzstan

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woman's huipil embroidered in red and dark blue or black with animals, birds and plants; rickrack in blue and green; floral ribbons; multicolor neck embroidery

Woman's blouse (Huipil), 20th century

Maya

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purple, pink and yellow embroidery with floral motifs; lace and netting attached at sleeves and collar; appliquéd ribbon above lace on sleeves and collar

Woman's wedding blouse (Huipil), c. 1956

K'iche' Maya

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two red panels with blue stripes, sewn together; central dark purple blocks with geometric circles, X's, chevrons and zigzags in pinks, blues and gold; long purple tassels at corners

Man's ceremonial tzute, c. 1940

K'iche' Maya

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two red panels with light blue stripes, sewn together; predominately purple designs, with X's, circles and zigzags; long purple tassel at each corner

Man's ceremonial tzute, c. 1970

K'iche' Maya

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two panels of multicolored stripes (predominately pink) sewn together with thick multicolored stitches; woven overall with animals, birds, people, baskets and hearts of various sizes and in various mainly pastel colors

Cargador, 20th century

Maya

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blue and white panel with fringed ends on two sides; checker pattern alternates with blue and white stripes; ten strips of fabric are stitched together for form panel

Panel, 20th century

Bamana

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indigo, grey, deep indigo, off-white; deep indigo and grey vertical stripes throughout, except horizontal stripes in triangular lower arm panels; indigo geometric applique at ends of sleeves around collar, upper back and below waist to hem; main applique is formed of slightly curved panels arranged in symmetrical rectilinear angles; off-white curved geometric embroidery line design over applique; flared flaps at waist opening for overlapping when closed; indigo lining throughout interior; small deep indigo hem around front opening and along bottom

Chikarkarpe robe, 19th century

Unknown Ainu

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long tan textile with appliquéd tan and brown geometric shapes; the geometric shapes include circles, squares, and lines bent at a 90 degree angle; edges are hemmed

Dance skirt, early 20th century

Kuba

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cowrie shell covered bracelet; three rows of shells attached to a thick brown fabric roll; part of tribal ceremonial costume

Ceremonial bracelet, Date Unknown

Bobo

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six panel skirt covered with cowrie shells; panels joined at top for approximately 8" below waist band; below that not joined; two rows shells edge each side of each panel; base fabric greenish tan; waist band 2" wide with 4 rows of shells along length; ties attached at ends

Ceremonial dancing skirt, Date Unknown

Bobo

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dark and light blue striped cloth; 5 panels of different widths; pattern: wide solid dark blue section followed by light and dark blue stripes of varying widths; repeat pattern

Cloth (olowududu), early-mid 20th century

Okun Yoruba

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blue and white woven panel; blue dyed background with white lines and dots forming triangle and circular patterns; seven strips of fabric stitched together to form panel; two ends of panel are folded and stitched to form seam

Panel, 20th century

Wara

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woven cotton panel with gray, purple and light blue stripes; embroidered red, yellow, white and blue geometric shapes alternate across panes; two end have gold embroidery lining ends; two of the opposite corners have the word 'SALLI' embroidered in capital letters

Panel, 1900-1999

Nupe

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multi-colored rattle with sequined and beaded geometric designs; iridescent blue and purple beads decorate handle with a red tip; top of rattle is rounded; stored in clear plastic bag fastened around the base with a white ribbon

Vodoo rattle, Date Unknown

Haiti

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dark blue, light blue and off-white; six narrow panels sewn along long edges; small folded and sewn hem along short edges; dark blue bands along short edges; lighter blue stripes down length; along lighter blue stripes, off-white design of alternating stripes and square dots in rows down length; off-white stripes have diagonal blue striping

Wrapper, early 20th century

Samo

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uneven bands of darker and lighter indigo shades horizontally across jacket, except vertical on lower panels of sleeves; thick woven texture throughout, except collar and hems around bottom and sleeve openings; collar and hems deep blue; short sleeves have triangular batwing-like shape

Working jacket (sakiori shigotogi), 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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ten long, narrow panels sewn together along long edges; twisted string fringe along short ends; dark blue, light blue, off-white; dyed design of rows of off-white X-shapes running down length on long edge and center panels; on other panels off-white design running length is butterfly-like shape formed by two mirrored curved white patches

Wrapper, early 20th century

Samo

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light brown; small circular base with shallow extended rim, so bottom of basket sits slighty above ringed base; spiral coil base; walls of basket are slightly rounded funnel shape flaring toward top

Storage basket, 20th century

Tutsi

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sixteen long narrow panels, sewn together at long edges; alternating panels: pink with grey-green grid lines and bands of yellow, red and grey embroidery; light and dark blue abstract pattern with red stripe; red and pink bands with black stripes; dark blue, light blue and white stripes; short folded and sewn hem along short edges

Wrapper, 20th century

Baule

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circular basket and removable lid; dark brown glossy exterior and dark brown demi-matte interior; wider spiral base with narrower neck beginning about halfway up body of basket; opening and neck are same width; lid of basket is spiral woven top with slightly flaring walls down toward opening

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kongo

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nine strips of fabric stitched together to form panel; blue dyed background with nine white stripes running length-wise; white stripes are divided by thing blue stripe; white ringed ovals edge stripes

Panel, 1900-1999

Wara

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yellow, blue and red striped panel with approximately 3" x 5" woven cotton rectangle patches with red, green, purple and gray stripes; two end are hemmed forming a seam

Kente cloth, 1900-1999

Ewe

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dark blue strips of cotton alternate lighter blue dyed cotton with two dark strips, 3/8" in length, overlapping; strips are loosely stitched together with light blue thread; two shorter ends of panel are frayed with raw edges

Panel, 20th century

Bamana

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black rug; rows of orange-red and yellow-orange circles; circles are ringed with red-orange, then inner rings of yellow-orange with red-orange dot as center; rows of circles are straight horizontally and alternating offset vertically to form diagonal vertical rows

Tie-dye rug, 19th century

Mongolia

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Plate 14 from "Carceri d'Invenzioni." One of a set of 16 prints of imaginary prisons.

The Gothic Arch, c. 1749

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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black borders at sides and top, trimmed in rust, with central triangular piece; lower center is red, white, yellow, purple, olive and brown ikat; black areas decorated with curvilinear designs alternating with orange medallions surrounding shooting stars and flowers; medallion on triangle with flower in center; text embroidered at top edge

Tush kyiz (hanging), mid 20th century

Kyrgyzstan

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black bands at top and sides with central triangular overlay; red at center and red trim; bands embroidered with outer running flower pattern and inner organic medallions in multicolors; triangular section embroidered with a seal with a sunset over mountains, cotton, wheat and a hammer and sickle; "1962" below seal

Tush kyiz (hanging), c. 1962

Kyrgyzstan

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cowrie shell covered headdress; tan fabric base covered with shells; 8" strip of plain fabric at bottom; semicircular top portion; fabric is over board or cardboard; 7 protrusions on curved edge; eye and nose holes on one side; tassels with shells attached on top portion

Ceremonial headdress, Date Unknown

Bobo

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round, bulbous basket; body of basket is globular; small flat coil at base; body of basket is unevenly shaped and sits at slight angle; neck tapers inward and then flares until lip is nearly the width of the body; neck of basket is decorated with braided cord circling base of neck and braided rim; wrapped cords are attached across each other between neck and lip in zig-zag pattern that forms diamonds and triangles; interior and exterior have matte dark brown-black coating/patina

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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thick, padded kimono; grey and black geometric design on torso and sleeves; grey and black multi-directional diagonal stripe pattern with grey clockwise swastikas connecting grey lines; indigo lining throughout interior; indigo bands around sleeve ends and bottom; indigo rectangles at bottom of front opening flaps; large off-white circular design of flower and spiraling leaves on upper back; katazome technique

Kimono-shaped quilt (yogi) with crest, late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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basket and removable lid; brown; circular basket with flat base; walls flare slightly near base and rise vertically; four dark brown woven zig-zag bands in diagonal pattern around basket; opening of basket is finished with braid weave; basket walls angled slightly to one side; lid of basket is funnel-shaped with wide opening tapering toward top to end in a point; opening of lid is finished with spiral wrapping

Lidded basket, 20th century

Tutsi

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basket with removable lid; oval bottom with wider top opening; three ties of woven triangles, two columns on each long end and one column on each short end; rings of color--light brown and purple visible on inside, faded to dark brown on exterior; oblong lid with shallow oval knob; woven triangles around lip and on top of knob; lid and basket have same coloring

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kuba

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over-the-head garment, folded at shoulders; rectangular fabric with rectangle neck hole in center; grey and black striped fabric; stripes horizontal across shoulder and upper body area, vertical on lower body and lower parts of sleeves; design formed by white fabric with cutouts sewn onto visible side of garment; vertical stripes of triangles pointing sideways on lower front and back; large concentric circles filled with bands of diamonds and diamond-checkerboard pattern in center; rectangular diamond-checker pattern with stripes on either side running along top fold on one side

Agbada, 20th century

Hausa

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dark brown; square basket weave at base; square herringbone weave along body; square base and lower walls tapering to smaller circular neck, with flared circular opening; top of neck is circled by band attached with vertical fibers, with two thinner bands wrapped underneath; interior opening is circled by one thin band; rim is formed by spiraling wrapped fibers

Bottle shaped basket, 20th century

Kuba

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blue-grey jacket with short, rectangular sleeves; darker blue-grey strip forms collar and frontal opening hems of jacket; dyed design using red, off-white, pinkish-red, grey and purple: octagons containing squares filled with liner geometric design; butterfly-shaped fan design formed by long lines with symmetrical curved line borders on either side, containing chevron shapes and two calligraphic characters; designs overlap on back; red rectangle with grey character outlined in white on back below collar; folded and stitched hem at bottom; dark blue inner hem lining on sleeves; white thread stitching along collar/opening hem strip; tsutsugaki technique

Short festival coat (matsuri hanten), late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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indigo hanging with blue and off-white design; off-white lines and filled spaces form design of off-white lotus flowers and buds rising out of water on stalks; indigo and blue circular flowers in water and rising on off-white stalks; design in lower half of hanging with upper half plain indigo; nine tab loops across top hem for hanging; tsutsugaki technique

Temple hanging (noren), 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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round bulb-like basket; dark brown concave base formed of plant material; vertical fibers/spokes of basket poke through base material around edge; basket is light brown horizontal weave; horizontal fibers are formed of two strands twisted around each other; two bands of darker brown around body of basket; walls taper toward top into long narrow point; top of point is wrapped in strip of purple and brown dyed fabric, with one end of the fabric strip loose; basket is filled with material that rattles when moved

Basket rattle, 20th century

Bamenda

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two round bulb-shaped basket rattles; dark brown patina throughout; tops of each basket woven into thick woven handle; handle curves so baskets are side-by-side; bottoms of baskets tied to stay together with red-brown wrapped cord; baskets are bulb-shaped with flat bottoms and walls that taper upwards at angle in opposing directions; baskets are filled with material that rattles when moved

Double basket rattle, 20th century

Bamileke

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globular body with small flat spiral base; tapers in at neck and flares to wide opening; shallow inner rim; rim is finished with braided weaving; braided cord circles at bottom of neck; three wrapped cords bound together are woven into cord at neck and into rim; cords zig-zag between cord and rim to form triangle pattern; dark brown patina throughout exterior; dark brown-black coating along most of interior; basket rests partially on lower walls to sit at slight angle

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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circular basket and removable lid; lower half of basket and top half of lid are brown herringbone weave; upper half of basket and lower half of lid are flat strips of dark brown bark with carved designs; band on basket is larger, with strip of bark attached on inside for lid to fit onto; designs are rectangles filled with lines, half-circles, diamonds; lid is inverted and slightly shorter version of basket

Corn or millet storage basket, late 19th century

Zanaki

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three horizontal light blue panels from lower band; two horizontal off-white panels form upper band; off-white tab hanging loops: one in each lower corner and twenty-six along top; top loops decorated with green embroidery thread in grids, five-point stars and rectangles crossed by diagonal lines; bottom corner loops have hourglass embroidery; off-white band has stenciled dark brown dyed design of wreath formed by large curved leaves; two pairs of small strips along seam between blue and off-white bands have length of seam unsewn between each pair of strips

Temple hanging (noren), 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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basket and removable lid; herringbone weave; basket has square base; walls taper into circular body and then flare to connect to opening band; opening band is wider than base of basket; basket rim formed by vertically wrapped bands; two thin bands wrap around where opening band and basket body connect; exterior has some brown-black coating, mostly glossy red-brown; interior is brown; lid is slightly smaller version of basket, except opening band has two wrapped cords circling where band and body of basket meet; lid is slightly lighter in color; lid has one band wrapped inside interior opening

Lidded basket, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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deep indigo-black; dyed design of large green, blue and yellow leaves from bottom hem to waist; orange line design of tiger on proper left bottom in front and proper right lower back; wide deep indigo strip hem along opening, forming collar; off-white outlines of characters on hem strip slightly below neck collar on both sides; large off-white outline of character on upper back; short folded hem around bottom and sleeve openings; off-white lining on interior upper back and shoulders; katazome and tsutsugaki technique

Stevedore's jacket, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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thick, padded fabric kimono; indigo torso and arms with light blue, grey and white leaf motif repeating below waist; large light blue, grey and white bird with many feathers and red head crest across upper back; green bands of fabric around edges of sleeves and around bottom; green lining throughout; blue collar with white floral pattern and butterfly-like motif; green rectangles at bottoms of flared flaps at front opening near waist; off-white stitching along seams and individual tied stitches throughout indigo areas through all layers

Sleeping kimono, Date Unknown

Unknown Japanese

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indigo quilted jacket; light brown band around waist; three characters of light brown script on each side of collar; rectangular sleeves; thick quilted hem around collar and front opening; smaller hem around bottom opening and sleeve openings; ribbon loops at interior bottom openings and on back seam for tying/securing jacket; large red circle with white outline on upper back, with blue character outlined in white inside circle

Fireman's short coat (hikeshi-banten) for a volunteer, late 19th-early 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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conical basket with square base and oval opening; woven square base; body formed by vertical fibers, with four horizontal bands of seven thin two-strand twists woven into vertical fibers; top of basket has thin woven chevron band and band of basket weave; vertically wrapped opening; braided cords attached around roughly one-half of basket circumference near opening; two sticks from base to opening on interior of basket; two handles of braided cords attached to basket where sticks are, at first and fourth woven bands; vertical fibers have slight twist around body of basket; dark brown patina/coating throughout

Carrying basket, 20th century

Kuba

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long thin oval body of rattle; silver colored metal base bound through pierced holes to basket; body of rattle: spirally-wrapped cord around bottom; basket weave and braided fibers running horizontally; vertical fibers with spaces between them towards top; top is decorated with braid and straight fibers running length; small oval red and black beads visible inside basket; long hoop handle formed by single piece of curved plant material; dark brown patina on plant fibers

Hoop handled rattle, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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twenty-three panels total; thirteen long panels sewn along long edges, with extending panels on eight long panels to create even length; grey and black woven panels with light purple-pinkish shiny embroidery on one side; folded and sewn hems at short edges; embroidered pattern of horizontal stripes across panels; bands of horizontally or vertically oriented embroidered diamonds

Wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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long thin oval base; base is plant material tied with thin fibers to basket in four places through holes in base; vertically wrapped cord around bottom of basket walls; walls have horizontal diamond pattern in weaving; basket walls taper to narrow top; top of basket decorated with braid pattern down center; long thin hoop handle formed from one piece of curved plant material, woven into short sides of basket; basket and handle have brown coating/patina; base is slightly concave and covered in dark brown patina

Basket rattle, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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globular basket, with narrow cylindrical neck; opening finished with braided weave; basket sits in woven harness: basket rests on herringbone weave cylindrical base; six wrapped cords connect to base and to horizontally wrapped cord that sits at top of basket body; long two-strand twist cord loops inside harness as handle/hanging cord (?); three vertical harness cords have thin fiber twisting around from base to top; dark brown-reddish coating applied to exterior

Storage basket, 20th century

Kongo

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blue, off-white and black short-sleeved kimono; black band with zig-zag border at bottom, with off-white design of flowers and birds; blue hexagons bordered with off-white lines; hexagons filled with off-white circular pattern with four drop-like shapes pointing towards circle; some hexagons have black interior; wide black collar strip with hexagon pattern continuing down opening flaps; large black oval on back below collar, with white border and white in leaf pattern; paste resist technique

Hooded kimono (katsugi), mid 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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dark blue and off-white; eleven narrow panels, sewn together at long edges; short fringe; blue and off-white stripes vertically; white chevron stitching near short edges with tassels at each seam and long edges; horizontal band of off-white stripes and band of hourglass-like shape formed by pair of mirrored triangles embroidered near each short edge; design in center is checkered square formed by off-white embroidered chevron/diamond and checker patterns in square and rectangular shapes

Wrapper, 20th century

Baule

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footed basket and removable lid where body of basket stands on woven leg and base--chalice shape; base is formed of circle and upright cylinder, woven into bottom of basket; opening of basket is also circular and slightly smaller than bottom; lid is circular with an oval knob; exterior is fairly uniformly dark brown while interior of basket and lid have alternating bands of golden brown and dark purple-brown

Footed and lidded basket, early 20th century

Kongo

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circular basket with bulbous base shape; opening and exterior of basket connected with band of wrapped and braided cords, woven across each other to form alternating diamond and triangle pattern; upper lip of basket opening formed with braided edge; exterior of basket is dark brown with some golden brown along the horizontal weaving; interior is mottled dark and golden browns with irregularly applied brown accretion/coating

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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two panels; sewn together; red-orange, yellow, brown and blue geometric ikat pattern; brown and yellow stripes along most of each long end; yellow triangles and stripe along each short end; oblong yellow shapes with brown, blue and red-orange geometric shapes inside; yellow, red-orange, brown and blue arrow-like shapes with chevron wing-like decoration on each side of shaft; two brown and red-orange stripes at other end of each arrow; triangles, diamonds and squares around and between arrow designs; short fringe along short ends

Ceremonial hanging (paporitonoling), 20th century

Indonesia

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hand-drawn batik; purplish-red and off-white panel; red and off-white striped band at each short end; off-white and red bands form borders with four-dot motif in some bands; three large diamonds in a row in center with four-petal flowers inside diamonds; eight looped line motifs by diamonds; looping line designs radiating out from diamond edges: single loop, half-spiral and curvy W-shaped designs with dot clusters throughout

Wall hanging (hiasan dinding), mid 20th century

Indonesia

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two panels; sewn together; fringe at two ends; tan, brown, off-white, rust red with touches of blue; columns of male figures holding knives (?) and severed heads; figures wear scrolling earings and headdresses; columns of figures alternate with decorative scrolling columns; striped bands on two long sides; blue and white raised chevrons at short ends

Ceremonial textile (pua), mid 20th century

Iban

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red fabric with gold thread; red borders along short edges; gold embroidery throughout in abstract geometric design; gold stripes along long edges; gold bands with circles along long edges; bands with floral design and triangles pointed toward short edges; six-spoke wheel/star motif in bands; bird motif next to spoke-style stars (?); diamond and six- and eight-point stars with geometric and spiral decoration throughout; short folded and stitched seams along short edges

Shoulder cloth (slendang), early 20th-mid 20th century

Indonesia

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roughly U-shaped, with open central bottom section; sides embroidered with multicolored towers with clocks, flying birds and rockets labeled, "CCCP"; center top panel embroidered with shield with setting sun, cotton plants, hammer and sickle, and "1960", flanked by flower-like medallions; black ground

Tush kyiz (hanging), 1960

Kyrgyzstan

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red with thin multicolored stripes; embroidered neckline with birds, flowers, feather and triangle designs in bright colors

Woman's ceremonial blouse (Huipil), c. 1950s

Kaqchikel Maya

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%C2%A9 Alexandra Kehayoglou

No Longer Creek, 2016

Alexandra Kehayoglou

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dark purple, and gold striped agbada with heavy embroidery at neckline and across chest; gold embroidery at UR chest is many lines of design in a large swirled pattern; at center and left side of chest - much solid golden embroidery as well as abstract embroidered areas; horizontal lines of (punched?) holes in center area; vertical lines on holes on open sleeve areas; on back center another large swirled area of golden embroidery; upper body of garment is lined with teal blue fabric which shows through horizontal holes on back and front

Agbada, 20th century

Yoruba

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purple and blue; small purple diamonds in double rows forming a grid pattern; quilted with black thread; scrolling feather pattern on borders; floral medallions in grid; lavender backing; heading band on back at short side

Double Irish Chain variation quilt, c. 1940-60

United States

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tan with light beige stripes; stripes run horizontally on sleeves and vertically on torso; over-the-head with V-neck opening at center; long, wide sleeves; open along bottom hem except where stitched at corners to create sleeve openings; tan embroidery thread: large spiral on upper back containing four four-loop knots in grid pattern; half circle on back of neck; large spiral with four four-loop knots in grid pattern on proper right chest; cable pattern in embroidered triangles, half-circles, rectangles and checker pattern on proper left chest and collar; geometric and spiral design on proper left chest; woven fabric triangle on proper right side neckline; light blue lining on upper back and chest interior

Agbada, 20th century

Hausa

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two panels; one long edge of each panel sewn together; folded and sewn hems along short edges; dye resist with green and blue banded cloth with purple flower design underneath indigo dye; design is same on each panel mirrored over center seam; band of pairs of bird figures and floral dot design along long edges; two bands of lettering on each panel; large oval at center of each panel with torso, hands and head of two human figures wearing headdresses; human figures with infinity spiral design as torsos on sides of ovals; large vegetal designs: leaves, flowers, trees; large lion-like figures with manes and claws; dot pattern fills any open space in design

Coronation Jubilee pattern adire wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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indigo, light blue, off-white; short rectangular sleeves; indigo woven texture on sleeves, shoulders, upper body and collar; indigo fabric with quilted diamond stitching along lower jacket openings, waist band and along bottom; off-white band of fabric with blue diamond quilted stitching slightly below waist; large red circle outlined in white on upper back, with white-outlined indigo character inside circle; off-white woven characters on both sides of lower collar hem; off-white ribbon sewn into opening hem between characters on each side for tying jacket closed; light blue lining throughout interior

Fireman's interior coat (hikeshi shitagi) for a volunteer, late 19th-early 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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tan leather jacket; rectangular sleeves; wide collar and front opening hem; collar and front opening hem is black on exterior and tan on interior with off-white characters on both sides at neck and chest; thick dark brown woven cord with large tassel at end attached to leather loop at interior seam of opening lining on each side at chest; interior of jacket is black; white rectangular geometric pattern on front of jacket on lower area of torso and on back on lower area of torso; large white circle containing character on upper back

Fireman's parade leather coat (kawabaori) with family crest, early 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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tan; over-the-head garment; oval neckline; long, wide sleeves; bottom hem open except for seams at bottoms of sleeves; off-white stripes horizontal on sleeves and on square patch on proper left chest, vertical on torso; slit-style pocket on proper right front at waist height; tan embroidery: four-diamond pattern and ovals around pocket; spiral on upper proper right chest filled with dot embroidery stitches in shape of circle with lines across it; off-white braid stitch and woven triangle on proper right collar; triangles, squares and loop embroidery on proper left upper chest, with cabled texture in larger embroidered areas; spiral with circle with lines across it formed by dot stitches on upper left back

Agbada, 1950s

Yoruba

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basket and removable lid; medium brown with glossy exterior finish; circular basket and lid; basket is vase-like shape with body flaring upwards from narrower base to a wider shoulder, with narrower neck; neck and opening of basket roughly the same width as base; lid is circular with raised circular knob; body of basket has two bands of woven downward triangles; each band has pattern of six single triangles around sides and pairs of triangles on opposing sides; triangle fibers are slightly darker brown on exterior and brown-purple on interior; two handles on opposing sides, each formed by two oval loops of fibers woven into basket above shoulder

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kuba

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circular basket; flat base with cylindrical walls; vertical stripes of diagonally wrapped fibers; at top stripes connect with triangles of wrapped fibers around opening; triangles' long sides face in alternating directions; two triangles handles formed by wrapped and twisted cords on opposite sides of basket; handle cords woven down into walls of basket and then out of walls on exterior to form long fringe; third bundle of fringe fibers attached between handle fiber bundles; fringe is strands of two-strand twists ended with knots; single two-strand twisted cord tied to handles to form long hanging/carrying (?) cord; rim of basket has two sticks woven onto basket walls; dark brown coating/patina throughout

Fringed basket, 20th century

Bamenda

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over-the-head garment; V-shaped neckline; wide, open sleeves; bottom hem is open, except for short seam at bottom of each sleeve; indigo with thin off-white stripes, running vertically on torso and horizontally on sleeves; tan embroidery: large spiral on proper right chest, with circle filled with dot stitches in geometric square-diamond pattern; woven thread triangle and embroidered border on proper right neckline; proper left torso entirely embroidered with rectangle, diamond, triangle and drop shapes filled with dot or chain embroidery stitches, bordered with straight line stitching; upper back has large spiral filled with large circle containing diamond-square design of dot embroidery stitches; inner bottom hem on back is bright pink with green, yellow and white diagonal stripes

Agbada, early 20th century

Yoruba

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crushed indigo and batik panels, with decorative embroidery borders; body of jacket: nine crushed indigo panels flaring at waist; red, off-white, indigo and green embroidered hem; magenta and off-white chevron stitch border; front opening bordered with red, green, white, black and blue geometric embroidery and weaving; collar and shoulder straps: red fabric with metallic gold border; blue, purple, off-white and black floral embroidery; sleeve panels: spiral and geometric blue, off-white and yellow dyed design; crushed indigo panels; white hem panels with blue line stitching; jacket ties with purple, black and white ties

Jacket, Date Unknown

Miao, Dong group (?)

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purple, green and off-white; over-the-head with wide, flared sleeves; thin panels stitched horizontally at sleeves and vertically at torso; sleeves are triangular shape with opening from shoulder to bottom; openings at neck and along bottom; slit openings to two pockets at waist; purple fabric with off-white stripes bordered with green horizontally on sleeves and vertically on torso; off-white stripes without borders vertical on sleeves, horizontal on torso; green thread embroidery in ovals around neck and pocket openings, with four-loop knot embroidered medallions around openings; large four-loop knot embroidered medallion and loop pattern on back below neck; blue hem strips inside bottom, neck and pocket openings

Riding jacket (agbada), mid 20th century

Nupe

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indigo and light blue; three panels; alternating floral and dot pattern rows of indigo thread embroidery running length of fabric; folded and sewn hems at each short edge; dyed design on one side; light blue pattern and indigo background: two bands along each short edge; two line designs in indigo border on one short edge; diagonal pattern of turtles with large circular shells, long rectangular tails filled with indigo dots; decorative curved lines and circles around turtles; dot pattern throughout

Tortoise pattern adire wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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cape with lion's mane in shoulder area; flaps dangle down, made of velvet with floral embroidery around the outer edges of the flaps; metal oblong pieces line the inner side of the flaps at the body as well as at the bottom; metal chains at outside edges; gold metal fastener; blue silk lining on inner side of flaps

Cape, c. 1900

Amhara

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brown panel with red-orange, yellow and blue dyed design; top and bottom bands of vertical diamond shapes with red, white or red-and-white borders and brown centers arranged in diamond pattern; red, yellow and blue horizontal striped bands separate larger bottom, two middle and top bands; second band from bottom contains human figure with hands raised and a large diamond shape on each side; third band from bottom contains human figure with hands raised, above snake-like animal with long tail (?) and diamond patterns on each side

Tie-dye panel, Date Unknown

Toraja

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red, yellow, dark blue and black with some brown, off-white and green; couched gold thread; light blue, green, purple, gold and red embroidery; two panels, sewn together; red, blue and yellow bands with black, green, brown, off-white and red thin bands between larger bands; gold embroidery in squiggly-lined contour shapes; bands of gold squares with purple, blue and green X and diamond shapes between them, with gold sequins inside design and bordering bands; along one long edge thick gold thread and sequins in scallop and pointed shape pattern; second band from one long edge is gold thread with red thread diamond pattern; small folded and stitched hem along short edges

Wedding sarong (tapis), c. 1920s

Indonesia

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black and white; reversible; overall patterning with wide band on two sides of vases, trees and large birds and dogs; central band with groups of four birds and flowers; two bands with large floral medallions; roses in squares at each corner; chickens, birds and floral motifs; no fringe on one side; fringe tied into tassels on two sides; four oval medallions woven with text and dates: "Sarah Durie / May 14. 1837"

Coverlet, May 14, 1837

After David Daniel Haring

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over-the-head; wide, long sleeves; open along bottom except for short seams at bottom of each sleeve; crushed indigo; dark blue embroidery thread: spiral containing circle with diamond design formed by chain and dot/eyelet embroidery stitches on upper proper left back; spiral containing circle with diamond design formed by chain and dot/eyelet embroidery stitches on upper proper right chest; triangle, diamond and square design on upper proper left chest, with cable-like texture or dot pattern in filled-in areas of design; small semi-circle on back of neck; deep rectangular neckline with embroidered design from proper left chest continuing along proper left collar; square of indigo fabric at chest and waist on proper left front torso

Man's robe (agbada), before 1920

Fulani

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over-the-head garment with wide, open sleeves; open along bottom hem except seams at bottoms of sleeves; dark blue with thin white striping in weave running horizontally on sleeves and in rectangle on proper left torso, weave runs vertically on torso; off-white embroidery: large spiral on back with center circle filled with eyelet stitches and line stitching in diamond pattern; solid half-oval on back of neck collar with cabled texture inside; large spiral on proper right chest with center circled filled with eyelet and line stitching in diamond pattern; braid and woven triangle on proper right front collar; proper left chest and waist covered with solid embroidery with cabled texture, in large rectangle shapes, two long triangles, diamonds, looping circular and four-loop knot designs; V neckline; light blue fabric lining in torso

Riding (?) agbada, 20th century

Yoruba

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over-the-head garment with wide, open sleeves; tan with off-white stripes vertically on torso and horizontal on sleeves and on square layer on proper left front torso; bottom hem open except for seams at bottoms of sleeves; V neckline; interior lining panels at hems on front and back torso bottoms is tan with yellow and white diagonal stripes; tan embroidery: large spiral on back with circled formed of eyelet stitches crossed by lines to form diamond pattern; small solid half circle on back of neck; large spiral on upper proper left chest with circled formed by eyelet stitches crossed by lines to form diamond pattern; triangle, four-loop knot, diamond and rectangle embroidery with cabled texture in larger areas on proper right upper torso

Agbada, 20th century

Yoruba

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Panel, Date Unknown

Nupe

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Canyon de Chelly, 1979

Philip Pearlstein; Publisher: Landfall Press, Santa Fe, N.M. (formerly Chicago) PP78-727

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Headdress, c. 1900

Amhara

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