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red cotton plain weave; ikat stripes (yellow, black, green)

Woman's skirt (Corte), 20th century

Maya

G260

black eight paneled shirt with abstract design in metallic (aluminum) pieces; fringe with metallic trim in middle of chest; braided fringe 'net' with metallic pieces across bottom half of back; braided fringe with tassles at sleeve edges and at bottom side edges; side pockets below sleeve openings; vee neckline; short fringe at bottom edge; breast pocket on left side

Tunic, 20th century

Dogon

G236

cotton panel with various shades and sizes of blue and white stripes; light blue thread connects 13 strips of fabric together to create panel; two ends are hemmed with blue thread

Wrapper, 20th century

Dogon

G236

beaded crown; shells and small and large beads; three projections along top; front and sides beaded; center back of hat is plain except along edges; top section with knobs is an added three-dimensional section; lined; beads are red, white, black, yellow and olive

Hat, Date Unknown

Kuba

G236

plain weave; horizontal stripes; supplemental weft; primarily orange and green

Panel, 20th century

Laos

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light brown, black, yellow, white; plain and patterned weave over green stripe

Skirt, early 20th century

Vietnam

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red cotton embroidered with silk; bright yellow/gold floral motifs; broad bands of embroidery at each end

Pulkari (Head Coverning), 1900-1925

India

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white smocked blouse with red, black, green, yellow, blue, gold embroidery; stylized floral designs at shoulder and neck; pink and cream embroidered ribbon at cuffs with black embroidery binding

Child's Blouse, 1900-1925

Czech Republic

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continuous weft patterning; variations on diamond patterns in black, red and natural ecru

Ceremonial Shawl, 20th century

Myanmar (Burma)

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light tan sash with embroidery, applique and tassel fringe at each end; multicolored embroidery in bands on either side of applique squares; four rows of yarn balls, each attached to four plastic beads, form tassels; six tassels per row; one tassel has a metal bead

Sash, from a three-piece set, 20th century

Lolo

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tan with black, geometric embroidery with four wide bands at ends; self fringe

Shaman's sash, first half 20th century

Yao

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red ground with geometric pattern in gold, green, blue and black, 6" wide, along edges; center section: row of llama-like creatures at top, elephants at bottom; row of temple-like structures below llamas with drum-shapes structures below temples, alternating with tree-like motifs; row of mountain shapes below elephants; not a closed tube

Buddhist ceremonial wall hanging (Pidan), c. 1985

Cambodia

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wide sleeved black dress with embroidered panel from shoulders down to four separate embroidered medallion shapes near hem; panel in three sections (chest, waist and apron) embroidered in rust red, pale orange and gold threads in geometric, circle and border patterns; back panel from shoulder to waist with "V" pattern and medallions incorporated in overall panel; triangular and circular embroidered areas at top of sleeves; small straight opening at neckline

Dress, 20th century

Yemen

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dark blue skirt with embroidered panel and horizontally striped fabric at top; embroidered panel in pink, gray and brown in geometric patterns; pink, gray and brown striped panels above and below embroidered panel; solid dark blue fabric panel at bottom of skirt

Skirt, 20th century

Tai Dam

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multicolored woven bag with attached multicolored small fabric balls; multicolored various length tassel fringe with balls on end; long braided fabric shoulder strap

Bag, 20th century

Lisu

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black and rust felt rug with white cording around all cut edges; geometric design includes stars and organic shapes

Rug, late 19th-early 20th century

Kirghiz

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pair of leggings; mostly deep red silk threads in horizontal bands at top and vertical bands at bottom; geometric patterns at top in dark blue, light green, cream, gold and orange; feather patterned rows at bottom; bottom bands intersected with two single rows of gold threads on b only; some small feathered areas in orange, dark blue, light green, aqua and creamy gold (a and b); heavy black thread seams

Pair of woman's leggings, 1925-1950

Pashtun Mangal

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dark brown skirt with horizontal bands of embroidery in dark green, dark blue, cream, red and rust; three smaller bands at top and three at bottom with embroidered horizontal lines and embroidered angled lines; wide embroidered horizontal band in middle of skirt of bold geometric design; rust colored binding at each side edge; intermittent decorative loops of thread at top and bottom of embroidered bands

Skirt, 20th century

Maa

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predominately dark pink and white; woven with pairs of tigers facing one another, in alternating colors; key design borders; purple, orange, green stripes at ends; braided tan tassels at one short end

Funeral banner, mid 20th century

White Thai

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dark blue; tapering sleeves; front, arms and sides stitched in multicolored threads with organic and geometric patterns embellished with gold sequins and metallic gold threads; pennant-like elements on stomach; vertical embroidered bands of various styles on each side on back; front placket of orange and yellow silk; two shell fragments and orange bead on PL side above pennant-like shape; shell fragment and bead on PL sleeve

Dress, early 20th century

Yemen

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indigo colored headpiece with white floral motifs and blue and white stripe pattern; ends each have two bands of appliqué and two bands of multicolored embroidery, seven rows of tassels, fringe and a row of pompoms along each side

Headpiece, from a three-piece set, 20th century

Lolo

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small bag with shells and tassels; circular motif at center with long tassel; long tassels also at corners, bottom edge center and center of back; all tassels (short and long) have shells at attachment; long tassels have second set of shells near bottom end; background is orange; embroidery is green, yellow, brown and purple

Bag, 20th century

India or Pakistan

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short purple velvet jacket with dark red panel around neck and front opening; four snap closures on front; sequins around sleeve hems, lower edges of front and at sleeve seams; double row down front; 3" side band of green fabric attached to bottom edge of back has three rows of sequins and rows of embroidery in blue, red, yellow and white; bottom edges of back and sleeves bound in red fabric; front bound in white

Jacket, from a two-piece set, 20th century

Palaung

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checked design with green, tan, white, pink and purple bars and squares

%C2%A9 Loon Yar Kyaw

Panel, 21st century

Loon Yar Kyaw

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round hat embroidered with silk (?) and metallic threads; gold threads couched over napped fabric form floral designs; dull gold laid over stiff material (cardboard?) in long stitches forming background; geometric design in black, green, purple, pink, white and yellow fiber along edge; yellow and blue tassel

Hat, c. 1950-1960

Uzbekistan

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long sleeved tan jacket with multicolored bands of fabric around sleeves and at center, front and back; black bands at bottom edge of front, sleeves and at neckline to form collar; seven snaps form front closure

Woman's shirt, c. 1975

Myanmar (Burma)

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long narrow banner with horizontal stripes of bright pink, yellow, aqua, rust, gold, purple, dark green and cream interspersed with narrow bands and wider bands of geometric design; most of narrow bands have design of rectangles with circles in middle

Buddhist temple banner, 20th century

Vietnam

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panel has vertical stripes in red, purple, gold and grey with horizontal design in tan; panel has two deer (?) facing each other surrounded by geometric design/symbols surrounded by geometric designs/symbols; frame around central design in tan

Panel, 20th century

Tai Dam

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black pouch woven with multicolored vertical stripes; wide shoulder strap of same black striped fabric; black fabric embroidered section at top of strap--multicolored diamond with geometric motifs; strip of embroidery at top on each side--zigzag and Greek key designs; large predominately white, green, red and yellow pompons on bag and strap with very large pompon at front center

Man's shoulder bag, 20th century

Yao

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predominately maroon; lined with brown fabric; short; stitched with band of geometric designs in yellow, pale green, medium green, pink and purple; brown, yellow and green edging on salmon pink fabric

Pair of woman's leggings, 1925-1950

Pashtun Mangal

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fez-type hat in maroon red Ottoman style; 1" standing strip of felt at top

Fez, late 19th-early 20th century

Ottoman

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sleeveless; V neck, front and back; black fabric woven on bottom 2/3 in red with predominately diamond motifs, interspersed with orange, yellow, turquoise, khaki and pink geometric patterns; twisted red fringe at bottom; long twisted tassels of weaving threads extending down from sides and center front and back

Blouse, 20th century

Sqaw Karen

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khaki-colored with white scattered lines; two pockets with top flaps at sides; attached waist tie

Pair of man's trousers, 21st century

Danu

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small square-shaped hat; purple velvet with black velvet trim; red lining; four beaded flower medallions on top--blue, white, green, orange, yellow; beaded flower spray on each side

Hat, 1975

Uzbekistan

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black and white embroidered skull cap; square shape with peak at top; black fabric with white embroidery and accents of red, green and blue; small self tassel at join on bottom edge in blue and black

Hat, c. 1925-1950

Uzbekistan

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skirt with large embroidered panel on front and back; embroidered panel in middle of fabric with cream, navy, coral and gray threads; large diamond shaped pattern with rows of various geometric motifs; large panels at top in dark denim blue fabric and at bottom with coral and cream horizontal stripes on denim background; bottom edge has short lighter blue fringe

Skirt, first half 20th century

Thailand

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short, set-in sleeves; cross-over front with V neck; PL side of front is purple, green, yellow and pink striped; PR side of front is purple; striped back; purple sleeves have stripes near bottom; snaps at front

Blouse, Date Unknown

Intha

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pink fringed silk scarf with floral and foliate embroidery in pink, green, orange, violet and yellow; center medallion and four large corner medallions in green, violet and yellow; orange in corners only; fringe along all edges

Scarf, c. 1940-1950

Uzbekistan

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tube skirt; blue top section with subtle dark orange horizontal threads interwoven; bottom black band woven with pairs of stylized quadrupeds in brown with diamond-shaped heads; geometric zigzag and diamond motifs above and below quadruped band; grey, rust and golden brown designs

Skirt, 20th century

Tai Dam

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orange with white ikat-like designs; white line at one side; design terminating in zigzags at opposite side; scattered pink threads in design

%C2%A9 2003 Nang Mya Oo %2F Mya Setkyar

Panel, 2003

Nang Mya Oo; Manufacturer: Mya Setkyar

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tube skirt; top section--brown fabric with red and white horizontal stripes; center section--multicolored band of embroidery with diamonds, stars and triangles; embroidery between woven horizontal bands; bottom section--black with vertical panel of six strips of different printed fabrics; bottom edge bound with printed fabric

Skirt, 20th century

Tai Lue

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small circular dark blue hat with metallic gold embroidery; side panels--bottom band of embroidery of wave and feather pattern; top band has repeated pattern of three leaves and one sphere; crown pattern in four sections with flower design; gold embroidery has scattered flacks of orange thread throughout

Hat, c. 1950

Hazara

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narrow sleeved dark blue dress embroidered with rust, light and dark aqua, pink, gray and metallic threads and gold sequins and four shell pieces; two narrow center front panels, starting at neckline, of flowered dark navy fabric and rust colored fabric; vertical lines of thread and sequins intersected by angled lines of thread and sequins on front; strip of aqua fabric and sequins at hemline of front panel; front and back of sleeves embroidered with various stitches in vertical and horizontal lines; two vertical lines of stitching on back

Dress, 20th century

Yemen

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small black oblong breast cover; red, blue, green and light gold embroidered vertical geometric patterned stripes at either side; side edges with white beads and green fringe; bottom and top edges with short beads; longer beads at top and bottom of embroidered sections; center seam with red threads and small white beads; V shaped design of beads in center of striped sections; raised vertical lines in fabric

Breast cover, 20th century

Khumi

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black pouch decorated on back with cross designs in bright colors and stripes in blue, red and yellow; long strap--black with fuschia and yellow stripes on one side and red fabric with rows of white buttons on opposite side; strap decorated with fuschia, orange, green and yellow pompons on gold beaded tassels and mirror with red edge; front corners of bag have long ribbon tassels--green, pink, red, yellow; buttons at top edge of bag with design band of yellow woven plastic below; silver studs with long synthetic cords in yellow, red and green, and beaded strands with pompons below plastic woven band

Bag (m'hype), 21st century

Kachin

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predominately maroon; short; sewn with horizontal bands with geometric designs in orange, pink, purple and tan; metallic gold trim

Pair of woman's leggings, 1925-1950

Pashtun Mangal

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skull cap type hat with rag tassels; red, white and black fabric in strips, stitched with white thread; two white panels have red and green triangular shaped patches attached; tassels at top in red, blue, green, white and two printed fabrics--one red and white, the other green, white and red; two pieces of black fabric hang from bottom edge of cap

Hat, c. 1950

Uzbekistan

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black self fringed shawl with stripes in blue, white, green, red, yellow; woven band at either end five stripes wide

Shawl, 21st century

Padaung

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black pants with multicolored appliqué square panels on legs; squares have triangle motifs with stripes on two sides; ten squares on each leg

Pair of pants, 20th century

Lolo

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small round-shaped hat with bright multicolored (orange, green, pink, purple, light purple, gold and cream) embroidery; side panel with two narrow sections, one medium section with leaf motif and one wide (top) section with flower motif; crown pattern--three outer rows of X design and inner circle of flowers and leaves

Hat, c. 1950

Hazara

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small embroidered bag with mirrors and crochet edges; three large squares (two front, one back) with circles and diamonds surrounding mirrors; three inner and four outer borders; colors: black, red, purple, orange, yellow, green and blue on red ground

Bag, 20th century

India or Pakistan

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tan fabric panel embroidered on short ends with four designs on each end and floral motif border bands; larger motifs in orange, tan, light and dark blue, black, purple, green, orange and metallic gold

Panel, late 19th-early 20th century

Ottoman

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hood-like garment; black, with thick twisted black fringe; sides and bottom decorated with light blue shells, and shell and shell and bead fringe; predominately white buttons accent top; white button fringes; red beads

Head coverning, early-mid 20th century

Yemen

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black with embroidered bands approximately 15" wide at pointed ends; orange, green, blue, red and white geometric motifs in bands; edges bound with print fabric on front and dark green plain fabric inside

Man's sash, 20th century

Hmong

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black panel with white, rust and grey embroidery; two strips of print fabric around edges separated by embroidery; one strip of fabric applied horizontally in center section; geometric designs

Coat tail, mid 20th century

Red Yao

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tan fabric panel embroidered at each short end with nine designs in orange, pink, blue, green, yellow, black and metallic gold and four organic designs with heart-like motifs in yellow, orange, pink, blue, green, black and metallic gold; two border bands at each end with flower-like motifs; metal pieces accent heart-motif designs

Panel, late 19th-early 20th century

Ottoman

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small embroidered bag with tassels and shells; embroidery covers almost entire surface of bag; colors include red, orange, yellow, green, tan and purple; shells attached to tassels located along edges and in center front and back of bag

Bag, 20th century

India or Pakistan

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yellow; longer sleeves; keyhole opening with button closure at back of neck; embroidered overall with red flower-like medallions and purple, green and red various small designs; long red embroidered panel with heart-like and flower motifs at front; red geometric designs on shoulders

Shirt, early-mid 20th century

Pakistan

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pale red--salmon-colored loosely-woven fabric; wide strap; front of pouch has three decorative knot closures

Man's bag, 2003

Bama

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dark blue blanket with gray, red, dark green, orange and celadon embroidery; eight narrow and one wider band of embroidery; dark blue fringe at either end of fabric; embroidery bands in diamond and small criss-cross motif

Man's blanket, 1980

Lushai

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small black oblong beaded and embroidered skirt; two vertical bands at either edge and two horizontal bands near top and bottom of red, green and gold embroidery in geometric patterns; narrow embroidered vertical seam through middle; row of beads across top and bottom; top and bottom solid black panels have raised vertical lines in the fabric; thin fringe of embroidery threads at each corner

Skirt, Date Unknown

Khumi

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red striped skirt; stripes primarily blue with thin yellow and white accents; 1" wide band of stripes along top and bottom edges; side edges unfinished

Longyi, from a two-piece set, 20th century

Palaung

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red, green, pink and grey; red and green plaid at ends; central section woven with bands of curvilinear designs and wave shapes; two panels sewn together

Man's longyi, 19th century

Myanmar (Burma)

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long open jacket with long sleeves; openings have alternating scallops--front, hem, side slits to waist and sleeves with slits on inside to elbow; predominately yellow fabric with purple, blue, red and green stripes and daisy pattern; metallic gold trim; off-white lining; lower sleeves lines in brown and red floral printed fabric

Robe, 19th century

Ottoman

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short; black velvet; snap front; large metal studs around neckline; all studs except one have pendants hanging from chains: bugle shapes and flat feather-like shapes

Jacket, 2003

Kachin

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three panels; top is medium blue; bottom is dark blue; center has geometric patterns in white, pink, lavender, red and blue; motifs include diamonds, key patterns and triangles

Skirt, c. 1950

Tai Lue

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small square shaped hat with small embroidered pink and brown flowers and black designs on off white embroidered background with narrow black velvet border at edge; eight sections of hat fold into four triangular sections and then into two sections; two flowers embroidered on each seam--some pink with brown centers, some brown with pink centers; black embroidery in lacy pattern with abstract curved stems and leaves for the flowers; some stem patterns are reversed with black outlining white background; some stems are solid black

Hat, c. 1918

Uzbekistan

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hood-like garment; indigo; small maroon strip at edges, trimmed with chains, buttons and coin; blue embroidered back bottom panel with metallic (now dulled) bands, loops and floral medallions, short orange bands and red cross stitch; blue fringe trimmed in irregular orange and blue balls (paper wads?)

Head coverning, early 20th century

Yemen

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striped and ikat-like bands in orange, yellow, green, white, red, purple and blue; blue stitched edging on two sides; red and yellow tassels on braids on two sides

Head scarf, early 20th century

Turkey

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knitted round cord: purple, blue, white, orange, yellow, green, red; multicolored pompons at ends

Tie with pompons, 21st century

Padaung

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saddle bag style, with pouch on each side; predominately brown; pouches woven with horizontal bands with green, red and dark tan stripes, radiating diamond designs, blocks of green, blue and tan, repeating squared-off S shapes bordered in orange, interlocking parallelograms and geometric shapes with diamond centers

Camel bag, 20th century

Afghanistan

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indigo colored skirt with a wide band of striped fabric attached at bottom; stripe colors: tan, red, orange, purple and green; stripe panel is embroidered with three dragons and floral motifs; band of tan geometric designs below dragon panel

Skirt, 20th century

Tai Muang

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black breast cover with red, green, yellow, pink, purple, lavender, blue and white embroidery; vertical stripes at either side of breast cover with embroidered geometric pattern; narrow horizontal blue and white bands (four); three wider multicolored horizontal bands; fabric has narrow red strip at top and bottom edge; side edges have one stitch wide red embroidered border; fabric has four dark purple lines in fabric on either side of blue and white lines

Breast cover, 20th century

Khumi

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woman's breast cover in two sections; top is black with red fabric at front and neckline; metal stars and 15 oblong metal plaques cover center front; lower section is blue with approximately 3" wide band of applied fabric and embroidery at sides and bottom in red, white, blue and green

Breast cover, 20th century

Yao

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bright red-orange with plaid design in white, green and black; twisted fringe on all four sides

Head cloth, from a five-piece costume, 21st century

Pao

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rectangular area of appliquéd squares around black fabric rectangle; plain black fabric panel across top; alternating appliquéd squares--small red, green and white triangles and larger triangles with cross motifs in red, gold and white with purple dots; trim with beads and purple thread on bottom and part of two sides

Apron, 20th century

Lobo

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small round dark red hat with two embroidered panels; bottom panel in metallic gold discolored to copper and silver threads in geometric pattern; top panel with serpentine pattern surrounding small medallions embroidered in metallic gold discolored to copper and silver, and gold threads; crown of hat with gold thread chain stitch at edge and diamond outlined pattern in middle in gold, light blue and light orange thread; dark red fabric printed with small light orange and light blue design

Hat, 1900-1925

Hazara

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red panel with bright stripes in yellow, green, purple, black, orange on approximately half of panel

Longyi, 21st century

Danu

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black blouse with four horizontal bands of lead beads woven in geometric shapes (cross, stars, triangles, horizontal stripes above and below) beads in rust and white; vertical bands of rust, yellow and blue at edges of center front and back; horizontal band with long threads woven across chest in rust and blue, teal and yellow

Blouse, 20th century

Katu

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long blue sash with ends folded to form a point; multicolored appliqué, embroidery and small tassels on pointed ends; similar construction to a Western man's tie

Sash, from a three-piece set, 20th century

Lolo

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white shawl with blue, green, yellow, red and orange stripes lengthwise; borders at ends have five stripes; center stripe is either red/green or yellow/green; self fringe at both ends

Shawl, 21st century

Padaung

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white sleeveless blouse; slits (open seam), front and back and both side seams; tassels at bottom ends of slits; reinforced with embroidery along all edges; woven stripes of yellow and purple lengthwise at edges; tape reinforcement at neckline V--red and green

Blouse, 21st century

Padaung

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blanket with geometric designs in many colors; horizontal stripes of colors with vertical stripes of dark green geometric designs; highly textured surface; made of two panels jointed at center

Blanket, 20th century

Maa

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black tube skirt in two sections; top section has plain black fabric; bottom section is dark purple with multicolored woven horizontal stripes; multicolored embroidery of deer-like animals, floral and foliate designs and insect-like motifs between two bands of stripes; two rows of zigzag embroidery below; 1" wide strip of tan fabric added at center back bottom section

Skirt, 20th century

Tai Pam

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small bag embroidered with mirrors; circles, squares and floral motifs; colors include orange, magenta, purple, green, rust and yellow; edges bound with printed fabric in similar colors

Bag, 20th century

India or Pakistan

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black; short; long sleeves; no closures; band collar; two front pockets; blue stitching at and around collar, at top of pockets, around sleeve cuffs and at bottom

Jacket, from a five-piece costume, 21st century

Pao

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black; long sleeves; two vertical stitched bands, front and back, extending over shoulders--tan zigzag lines flanking two pairs of dotted lines with maroon and tan short horizontal line band at center; roughly arrow-shaped gold embroidered central element, bordered with triangular chain link elements, shell fragments, orange beads and coins

Dress, early 20th century

Yemen

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rectangular; edged on three sides with triangular chain link pendants; gold metallic embroidery in spirals, coils and geometric shapes in bands surrounding central rectangle; orange beads; backed with blue and gold brocade

Face veil, early 20th century

Yemen

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multicolored wrap style skirt with fringe along one side; three bands of pattern, top and bottom, approximately 4" wide, center band approximately 16-1/4" wide; bands separated with bands of brown approximately 2-1/2" wide; top, bottom and top and bottom of center sections have multicolored horizontal stripes; wide center band has large diamonds, triangles and cup-like motifs in multicolors

Skirt, mid 20th century

Maa

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maroon felt; soft; rounded crown

Fez, 19th century

Turkey

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pale yellow with checked design; bright yellow, red, pink, tan and black; black double circle designs; wide band made of seven bands of black dash designs near center

%C2%A9 Shwe Sin Tine Family

Panel, 21st century

Shwe Sin Tine Family

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small panel with two selvedge edges; olive, black, grey, red on white; repeating large pattern of boat with shells and net and buildings

%C2%A9 Pinewood Fabrics %2F Fisherman%27s Dream%2C John Tavener%2C 1954

Fisherman's Dream, 1954

John Tavener; Manufacturer: Pinewood Fabrics

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elaborately embroidered dress with a variety of stitches used to create a wide front panel of geometric designs; colors include red, blue, green, yellow, purple and black on an off-white ground; sleeve cuffs and shoulders also embroidered

Wedding dress, 2000-2001

Bedouin

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striped bag with shoulder strap and tassels at lower corners; woven stripes in alternating pattern--green stripe with white center bordered with single rows of black, white and yellow; wide stripe of black and white geometric pattern with pink and green center stripe; border at edge of wide stripe of green stripe and red stripe

Bag, 20th century

White Lahu

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pink cotton pillow cover with cross stitch embroidery; motifs include birds, flowers and leaves in red, blue, green, orange, yellow and brown; pink zipper closure on back; green flower motif, left edge center, is a different shade of green than all of the other green motifs

Pillow cover, one of a pair, 20th century

Bedouin

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red dress with black, green and pale yellow embroidery around neckline in front and in a panel down center front; sleeves embroidered in a band near cuff; chain stitch embroidery

Galabya (dress), 2000-2001

Bedouin

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long tube of plaid fabric in shades of red and blue; embroidery: geometric star in octagon and diamonds in rectangle alternate with stripes of squares, three squares wide; embroidery colors include blue, green and pink

Bottom trim for mosquito net, 20th century

Tai Daing

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tan scarf with black fringe wrapped into tassels with metallic gold thread; red stripe around edges; tassels of varying lengths from one to six segments in length--long at corners, singles at center in a regular pattern

Head scarf, 1900-1950

Yemen

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black; very wide sleeves; front, upper back and shoulders stitched with predominately gold threads in various geometric blocks and bands; four round medallions at bottom front; bottom hem, cuffs lined in printed fabric; embroidered section backed with printed fabric; printed fabric collar; short front zipper

Dress, early 20th century

Yemen

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khaki colored shirt with black hand painted circles simulating leopard spots; large bag-shaped pouch on front of shirt; chest high band across front with signature (by owner): "Kelarikulubali Kabara"; "yeniye" written under last part of signature; medium length sleeves with painted black bands at bottom; open fabric band on PL shoulder on back

Hunter's shirt, 20th century

Mali

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