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resist-dyed; brown and natural geometric designs; pompon tassles from neck and from under one sleeve; (Nenendono design)

Tunic, 20th century

Tenenkou Traore

G236

Abstract design with flowing shapes in green.

%C2%A9 Metsovaara Oy%2C Marjatta Metsovaara

Inkka, late 1960s

Marjatta Metsovaara; Manufacturer: Metsovaara Oy

G281

two 4 selvage pieces sewn together; warp ikat patterning and complementary warped faced patterned bands and added fringe of orange, yellow, brown and black

Poncho (Punchu), 20th century

Bolivia

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log-cabin pattern

Mennonite Quilt, 19th century

Unknown Mennonite

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blue and white warp face ikat; plaited fringe patterened with birds and geometric motifs; starched fringe and open work

Shawl (Pano), c. 1920

Ecuador

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'Sunshine and Shadow' pattern; dark blue border with quilted feather design. Pattern also known as Trip Around the World or Grandmother's Dream.

Sunshine and Shadow quilt, c. 1945

Unknown Amish

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resist-dyed; Nansogo Kan design; natural and brown overall cross motifs with one border of squares and one border of parallel zigzagged lines

Mud Cloth, 1980s

Noyouro Tradere

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Central rectangular field with ikat design of hearts, crosses and stairs; ends have 20 inches of open work depicting birds, rabbits, and potted plants; band of organic wave pattern and fringe at both short ends

Shawl, 20th century

Ecuador

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red ground; central and side stripes border two areas of banding; geometric patterning; DSWP of silk bands and tassels

Saddle Cover (rataya), first half of the 20th century

Morocco

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%C2%A9 Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York %2F VG Bild-Kunst%2C Bonn

Promenaders (Spaziergänger), 1918

Lyonel Feininger

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Embroidered with red, black, greens, orange, pink around central panel Ikat (later addition); black border with machine stitching; lining is ecru and red floral printed fabric.

Wall hanging, c. 1890

Uzbekistan

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Cream background with black and red block printed letters and borders; large scale floral borders on each end; edges cut near borders.

Ceremonial Cloth, c. 1875

Unknown Shiva cult

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1 panel is primarily dark blue cotton in the center; other panels have design in red, green, pink, white, blue, orange

Skirt, 20th century

Kachin (Jingpho)

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cardwoven wool with beetle carapaces, glass beads and wool pompomsin red, black, white, and blue on each end

Sash, c. 1950

Jat

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Long tunic with lower border in pink and light green woven pattern. Small amount of embroidery above this border and above that more bands of patterning

Woman's Blouse, 20th century

Zantu

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everyday

Woman's Blouse, 20th century

Khumi Chin

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Indigo background with embroidery and appliqué in ochre, orange, white, red.

Boy's Jacket, 20th century

Akha

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Brown braided sash with tassles made of small red, orange, green, white, blue balls knitted over insect shells, shells.

Sash, 20th century

Jat

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Three panels sewn together; natural cotton background with multicolored embroidery; warp stripe border in red, blue, green, yellow.

Woman's wrap (Kesa), first half of 20th century

Bhutan

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3 panels stitched together; 1 panel is primarily dark blue in the center; 2 panels primarily patterned with geometric designs

Skirt, 20th century

Kachin (Jingpho)

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Cream background with embroidered floral groups widely spaced; blue, green, mauve, ochre, orange.

Suzani, 1850-1880

Uzbekistan

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Navy tube skirt with sewn seam; 7" bands of pink, beige and navy striped designs near the top and bottom of skirt.; 3 bands of stripes and pattern in center area of navy and light blue.

Skirt, 1950

Laos

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Two panels sewn together - stripes black, green, white, brown with two chevron stripes.

Man's wrapper, 20th century

Thako

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Brown and white ikat; fringe on both ends; late 19th century

Shoulder Cloth, 19th century

Indonesia

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A tube with one seam; stripes and geometric pattern in red, green, blue, orange, white.

Tube Skirt, mid 20th century

Myanmar (Burma)

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Black and purple discontinuous weft patterning with triangle and diamond designs.

Belt (fragment), Date Unknown

Miao

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3 panels of dark blue fabric with light blue stripes; at bottom edge of skirt is a 2: multicolor border in geometric design; at each end of piece is a 7: border of primrily re weft faced weave.

Skirt, 20th century

Kachin (Jingpho)

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Red background embroidered in geometric and floral patterns in yellow, green, blue, white.

Wedding veil (Odhani), 20th century

Bishnoi Jat

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with love knot

Man's bag, Date Unknown

Kachin (Jingpho)

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Blue, red striped background with embroidery (birds) and round mirror at bottom of the skirt; 1 1/2 inches of crochet or knitted border in red, yellow, grey, white, green.

Skirt, c. 1970

Jat

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Red and black pattered ground with light brown supplementary weft patterning; panels of beadig in a net-like pattern on front and back, small sections of beaded pattern at sides, below arm holes.

Woman's Blouse, 20th century

Laytu Chin

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Tightly woven tube skirt with seam; color is navy with 3 bands of stripe and pattern in off-white and pink; one band is 14: wide and the others are 3.5".

Skirt, c. 1950

Laos

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a: brown background embroidered with yellow; cross at center lined with black and white stitches; b: brown background embroidered with yellow (geometric pattern); 2 blue lines embroidered, 2-1/2" long; c: brown background embroidered with yellow (geometric design)

Woman's Head Covering, late 19th-early 20th century

Jat

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Tie-dye cotton, 7 panels sewn together, black, white, yellow, stripes with red triangles at both ends.

Woman's head covering, c. 1950

India

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Blue and white squared motifs; two panels sewn together.

Khes, mid 20th century

Sindhi

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Macramé in red, yellow, gree, with beetle carapaces and shells; ring wrapped with thread

Woman's head piece, c. 1950s

Jat group

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Two panels sewn together; burgundy background with white, green, ochre motifs; at each end section 11: high is white motif squares with blue lines

Woman's wedding veil (Odhani), 20th century

Bishnoi Jat

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Full-gathered skirt made of panels of printed red and white diagonal stripes.

Skirt, early 20th century

India

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Five panels sewn together; oblique stripes in blue, orange, beige.

Woman's mourning veil (Odhani), early 20th century

India

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Burgundy background, yellow, blue; circular motif at center; two borders woven, supplementary weft patterning

Woman's head covering, c. 1925

Bishnoi Jat group

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Yellow with front pieced with red, pale yellow; neckline green; at cuff stripes of gree, yellow, blue, white, red.

Young woman's bodice, 20th century

India

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Floral motifs in pink, blue, yellow, white on brown background. a green ribbon underlines neck, sleeves, bottom blouse.

Young woman's blouse, early 20th century

India

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Yellow background with burgundy tie-dye design; embroidered with gilded silver thread.

Woman's head covering, late 19th-early 20th century

India

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rectangular pieces with geometrical pattern, grids, shaped hands applique and embroidered; hues of brown from light to dark; purple applique dot shape on one rectangle

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt, 20th century

Kuba

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Indigo background with small red circles; multicolored embroidery and mirrors

Skirt, c. 1970-1980

Atir farming group

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Art deco. Yellow and green feather-like marks on dark (blue?) background with small circles and semi-circles.

Panel, c. 1930s

Netherlands (?)

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Psychedelic design with birds and stylized floral motif.

Panel, c. 1970

Norway

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Pink and red zigzag chain.

%C2%A9 de Ploegstoffen%2C Netherlands

Panel, late 1960s - early 1970s

de Ploegstoffen, the Netherlands

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rectangular with extra strip of fabric on one short side; brown with resist tie-dyed spotted pattern including tailed quadrupeds, skirted figures and flowers

Sadlo (Modified Half Sari), c. 1950

Kanebi

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very short with short sleeves; red panels under arms; red and white woven panels at center chest and sides; breasts and sleeves are black with embroidered circles in cream and yellow (gangha-jumna pattern relating to "gold" and "silver" imagery of the two rivers)

Parsi Blouse, c. 1925-1950

Parsi

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tube skirt type; black waistband; blue body with pink and white stripes

Longiji, 20th century

Shan

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maroon fabric; embroidered geometric bands of various widths in blue, black, maroon, grey, yellow and gold; fringe on short ends

Sash, 20th century

Laos

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pouch with outer pocket on each side; tan double strap handle; blue with green, gold and purple embroidery with floral and geometric motifs

Handbag, 20th century

Nung

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wrap skirt; brown with maroon edging on one side; brown with green checkerboard-like design and maroon edging on opposite side

Woman's Skirt, 20th century

Chin

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brown and white geometrically patterned vertical stripes separated by thin rust stripe; on front: heavy horiontal lines of seeds, 12-1/2" wide--white seeds form horizontal bands; three narrow bands; oval shape filled with raspberry and lime green thread balls; two wide bands of all seeds; fringe on bottom

Woman's Tunic, 20th century

Chin

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wide black cotton dress with extra deep (26") sleeve holes; extremely ornate neck and bib of heavy wrapped metal; front and back panels, shoulders and bottom 4" are covered with applied white cotton braid with metallic strand; red and green trim and red facing on sleeves and bottom

Dress, c. 1960

Yemen

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light brown vertical stripes with light gold horizontal checkerboard-like patterns; joining seam is flat felled seam

Man's Longyi, mid 20th century

Myanmar (Burma)

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dark red plain weave with supplemental horizontal patterns in varying widths in gold, orange, white, blue, green and cerise; long attached twisted fringe in same colors

Shoulder cloth, Date Unknown

Laos

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off white square with U-shaped design slit down center; chain stitch embroidery in somewhat Arabic style patterns; maroon, rust, blue, green; hand sewn to cotton backing; center slit is sewn together

Yoke for man's shirt, c. 1950

Pashtun

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multicolors; embroidered with cross stitch; border uses several embroidery stitches and possibly some applied knit; stitched thorugh striped cotton lining; inside divided by cotton panel; narrow, braided strap; one tassel at bottom corner

Bag, 19th century

Uzbekistan

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two fine woven panels, hand sewn with black background; each panel has a woven multicolored side border (6") and horizontal multicolored bands in different geometric pattern at each end; attached mostly black fringe

shawl, c. 1975

India

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silk woven in overall pattern of small diamonds bordered in large diamonds in red, gold and black; hand stitched seam in center of 37" vertical stripe section; selvedge at top and bottom

Skirt, 1930

Cambodia

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black cotton completely covered except for sleeve backs with geometric embroidery in multicolors with much orange and metal mirrors; gathered insert at bust forms a bustier shaping; open back ties at neck and below bust with black ties

Blouse, mid 20th century

Dhebaria Rabari subgroup

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dark blue background with supplemental weft in paisley pattern in dark red, pink, off-white and apricot; embroidered inscription of maker at top with Islamic date of 1350 i.e. 1925; used as band to wrap around waist

Shawl, Date Unknown

Iran

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red and black with long, braided fringe both ends, ending with dyed wool and animal hair-wrapped tassels; heavy; coarse; woven in twill patterns; warp faced; Hepworth #193 sewn near one end

Woman's Belt, early 20th century

Syria

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resist dyed; long with repeat horizontal pattern of five "flowers" with border pattern on top and bottom; cotton gauze in dark brown with orange designs

Cloth, c. 1985

Syria

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very tightly crocheted conical shape; open crochet top edge with drawstring; black background with geometric patterns in green, pink, white, ecru and gray

Bag, 19th century

Turkey

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heavy blue cotton (?) flannel; open front; black woven braid on front, back and sleeves with multicolor triangular insets; black cotton lining with scalloped facing on inside

Man's Jacket, c. 1970

Syria

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black silk (?); crimped; long rectangle

Head Veil, 20th century

Syria

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black cotton with continuous gold scroll-like embroidery bordered within red and blue borders; below embroidered section is multicolor hand-knotted fishnet section with multiple 2-1/2" tassels wrapped with gold metallic thread; gold, blue, red, black, coral

Tent Band, early 20th century

Uzbekistan

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black cotton wide dress with very wide (31") red faced sleeve openings; shoulders, lower edge, upper back, center and lower front have applied white, silver and red tape in elaborate patterns; around neck back and down bib front are rows of applied wide and narrow interwoven metal tapes edges in red, yellow and green; keyhole-type neckline

Dress, c. 1960

Yemen

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lined blue velvet edged with multicolored ojya; thin, braided strap; red cotton lining

Bag, 19th century

Syria

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green, red and gold; striped design at center; fringe on short sides; zigzag and diamond design at ends

Woman's shawl, 20th century

Tripura

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sleeveless blouse with V-neck, front and back; tan with brown geometric design; decorated with tubular seeds and red and green pompons

Woman's Tunic, 20th century

Khami

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plain purple top band; bottom section is multicolored striped fabric with gold metallic thread detail

Skirt, 20th century

Thai Lue

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maroon, yellow and brown diamond pattern body; band around hem in multicolored geometric pattern on maroon-rust ground

Skirt, first half of the 20th century

Lao

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applique overall with embroidery details; border has repeating panels of two figures in purple flanking a white tree; floral designs at corners; central panel has figures and soldiers with guns, bows and arrows, and swords, animals including elephants and horses, and a carriage in LLC

Kunduri Cloth, 20th century

India

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long; tube skirt style; fuscha ground with rows of brightly-colored wavelike, swirling designs; black waistband

Sarong (Luntaya), 20th century

Myanmar (Burma)

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blue and white horizontal-striped skirt with a dark blue waistband; bottom trip (approximately 7") has patterns in red and white and black with lines, chevrons and diamonds

Thai skirt, 20th century

Daeng

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long strip of fabric with gray metal beads on ends; dark blue, red stripes, yellow stripes, lighter blue pattern; short red fringe on ends

Man's Loincloth, 20th century

Laos

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red cloth with two lengthwise black stripes (recto?); geometric diamond pattern in red, yellow and white (verso)

Woman's Breast Cover, 20th century

Khumi Chin

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sarong with black band at top; background is vertical stripes in repeating pattern of pale blue, pale yellow, pale tan, pale brown, pale pink with horizontal repeating stitched pattern on top; stitched pattern in brown with red, yellow, green and blue accents

Sarong, 20th century

Shan

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black body; two red flaps, blacked with white; each flap has metal button at top; one flap has green appliqued and embroidered monster-like figure; opposite flap has embroidered smiling face, with waving hand, looking over top of panel with fragments of image printed on paper (man with pink ball, chubby smiling baby)

Shaman's Hat, from a two-piece set, 20th century

Yao Lantien

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red cloth with two horizontal green bands (approximately 2-1/2"); cloth is patterned with diamond stitching in orange with repeating interior diamond pattern in green, yellow and white on one half; other half has multicolored zigzag pattern in same colors

Woman's breast cover, 20th century

Khumi Chin

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blue skirt with light waistband; lighter bottom trim (approximately 9") has a double row of circles, then double row of horizontal stripes with X's in between; wide row of zigzags and final pattern repeats horizontal stripes with X's

Skirt, 20th century

Coin Yao

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brown and gold with rust threads; geometric patterns; four main lengthwise sections separated by brown and rust stripes; yellow beads on all sides; five metal bells on each end attached to beads

Skirt, 20th century

Mro

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blue backing and trim, with red applique accents; black and white woven center panel with diamond motif geometric designs

Sleeping blanket (Phaa hom lai), 20th century

Lao-Tai

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striped red and black fabric; four patterned bands, six solid red or black; one back patterned band appears to contain an inscription; vertical strips (two red and one white), approximately 21" from one end--embroidered (?); one end hemmed

Wrapper, 20th century

Laos

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purple apron with vertical balck and white stripes in center and red and black stripes on side edges; bottom has fringes with six bells (silver-like) and ten little "cow bells" attached; neck strap, but no ties; fringes are red, blue, purple, black and white

"Daai" Cloth Shaman's Apron, 20th century

Chin

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tube skirt; five horizontal strips; four strips are predominately blue and tan with geometric striped designs; pink, green, purple and white embroidered band with star and zigzag motifs

Tube skirt, 20th century

Li

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sash-like garment with fringe on short ends; red, black, yellow and turquoise; geometric design with stripes and X's

Shawl, 20th century

Chakma

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wine velvet jacket with print lining; front panels embroidered as well as top of sleeves, in gold metallic design; 1/2" gold tape around all edges

Jacket, first quarter 20th century

Unknown Anatolian

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center panel of purple silk brocade bordered in black with spiral embroidered and appliqued narrow bands; blue, black, white, magenta and green; blue lining

Baby carrier cover, 20th century

Hmong

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long brown jacket with orange wool lining, PR; large inside pocket; black cord and metallic thread design embroidery and edging; orange thread and metallic thread appears to have been wrapped together, creating special effect; quality embroiery and sewn details indicate a garment for man of high standing; all seams corded

(Sheikh?) Jacket, c. 1920

Bedouin

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elaborate metallic floral pattern, deep red satin; attached, seamed waistband of same material

Skirt, 19th century

Shan

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eleven strands of approximately 1/2" black braids attached to top with tan "binding"; piece of tape at top says "173"; strands all have tassels

False braids, first quarter 20th century

Unknown Anatolian

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black band with strip of some black and mostly shaded blue beads and brass coin-like discs; handing from band is padded section of black silk-like fabric with coins; finished with two layers of four black tassels wrapped in metallic threads of ball and chain designs; lined in print cotton

Head piece, first quarter 20th century

Hama

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vertical striped pattern of purple, green, yellow and black with alternating narrow stitchings of horizontal bars and Xs; fringed on both ends

Blanket, 20th century

Chin

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loose purple tunic with long side vents with orange binding and red sleeves; right front diagonal opening--orange; neck and shoulders have woven tape trim--red and metal thread with insert of black satin; metal bead and yarn closure at neck

Woman's tunic, 20th century

Lisu

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lined; embroidered cross stitch overall--geometric--yellow, red, green, blue, black and white; top has ring of tight pompoms; front has half circle of pompoms in speckled deep red

Ceremonial hat, 20th century

Yao

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