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towel of cambric embroidered at each end with two floral sprays and a running border of leaves, flowers and bow knots; mauve, pink, bronze, cream and gold metal threads and tinsel — Towel, 19th century
Armenia

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towel fragment of cotton emboridered at each end with three roses, two of which are surrounded by leaves, seperated one from the other by bow knots, and a running floral and leaf design; shades of rose, green and black predominate; silk on cotton — Towel fragment, 19th century
Armenia

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blue backing on body; brown backing on straps; bronze-green shiny silk straps; primarily blue and red silk embroidery of small geometric band and larger T-shaped panel with geometricized flower-like design — Baby carrier, c. 1970s-1980s
China

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red head cloth for a shaman; red ground with bands of geometric designs at ends; nine bands at one end, seven at the other; colors include gold, orange, teal. purple, yellow and tan; designs the same, position of color on band vary — Head covering, 1945-1975
Tai Phuan

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black satin; applique in pink and biege silk with multicolored cross sittch; stripes of diamond shaped decorative elements are at front and low edges, at shoulder and back; yellow silk border at cuffs; printed cotton lining — Jacket, 20th century
Hmong

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black lining; lower center panel has woven geometric pattern--deep red with multicolors; vertical borders with applied woven bands and tapes; upper panel center with horizontal applied embroidered bands and tapes and same on vertical edges — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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silk center triangle and flower made up of floral embroidered pink, green and gold appliques; corner triangles are green silk floral embroidery; border top and bottom are pink and green silk with running Chinese geometric pattern; dark blue lining, cotton — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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two panels; horizontal multicolored stitch tapes; upper panel has center geometric embroidered magenta, pink, green, purple, white surrounded by wide machine stitched black band, side bands, horizontal green silk brocade; top horizontal plaid band on black background; bottom: center panel embroidered as above, surrounded by narrow colored stripes, surrounded on three sides by wide green silk brocade; lining: pink and white stripes; open at bottom and across top — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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three panels of flat stitch geometric embroidery in orange, blue, light green, purple; horizontal embroidered band divides up third from rest of piece — Blanket, Date Unknown
Miao

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center diamond has green, gold and black floral embroidered appliques forming a flower with pink, dark blue and green triangles around it; border of embroidered appliques in green, gold and mauve with black piping; black lining; some metallic tape outlines — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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unusual design; blue lining; two parts; large red square with embroidered appliqued circle and surrounding shapes in pale green, lavender and yellow, surrounded by 1" woven tape and 2" blue border; other part has horizontal embroidered band--point applique--green, black and white; below: central embroidered square in red, green, pink, bordered by applique and tape; side triangles; lower border of commercial floral cotton applique on wide blue tail; suspended between two side panels is two side embroidered triangles with remains of fringe — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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four cotton panels sewn together entirely embroidered with silk; one floral pattern repeated; dark red, purple, green, blue, black and orange motif in borders; two different embroidery stitches; 2" black binder gadroon all around the piece: machine stitched motifs; lining at back with "faux" Ikat- yellow, red and pale yellow cotton — Suzani, late 19th century
Uzbekistan

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coat of mustard yellow; white lining; quilted overall with zigzags, cross hatching and diamond designs; very small stitches — Sham hirkasi (quilted coat), late 18th-early 19th century
Syria

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lined in black with upper woven coarse weave at top; edges bound in black; tightly woven patterned sections divided by plain fabric and woven bands; predominately blue; brown attached flap embroidered in geometric patterns in blues and greens; triangular applique on upper sides — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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pastel pink and blue; three panels hand sewn together; fully embroidered with diamond and flower pattern; appears to have been lined; horizontal 4-1/2" geometric pattern, 11-1/2" from bottom — Quilt, Date Unknown
Miao

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"Mochi work"; red center square, bordered with black, bound in red; embroidery in overall floral pattern with blue, yellow, red, white, green; surrounded by floral border — Chakla, late 19th century
India

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ecru woven fabric with supplementary weft patterning; embroidered borders of flowers and foliage in peach, blue, green, metallic — Ottoman Towel, mid to late 19th century
Syria

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embroidery, brown field, geometric square and triangular patterns of fuchsia, yellow, orange and white — Woman's Shawl (pulkari), 20th century
India

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embroidery on nearly half of belt in blue, pinks, oranges, and striped vertically on other half in black and beige; many twisted tassels at each end — Sash (faja), c. 1965
K'iche' Maya

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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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firm brown small crown cap; flap at back; cut threads around top indicate something was once attached and also around brim; false braid of black silk threads (long) attached to back flap; inside of flap has a few long black threads attached with gold braid — Woman's cap, first quarter 20th century
Unknown Anatolian

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top panel with black velvet border on top and sides surrounding embroidered rectangle with multicolored cross stitch and applique border surrounding floral circles in white, yellow, green, purple on red; lower panel has red bottom border, two embroidered rectangles enclose and surrounded by similar floral circles; blue lining — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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Kussaba, 19th century

India

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Stole, 18th century

Italy

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Maniple, 18th century

Italy

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Towel scarf, 19th century

Armenia

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Towel, 19th century

Armenia

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Embroidered Strip, one of two, 19th century

India

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Embroidered Strip, one of two, 19th century

India

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Bedding cover, c. 1900

Uzbekistan

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Band, late 19th century

Uzbekistan

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Band, late 19th century

Uzbekistan

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