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wide black band at center; narrow black bands at long sides; horizontal wide red and narrow white stripes; pairs of blue L shaped stitching on either side of neck opening

Poncho, 18th century

Aymaran

G260

six strips stitched together with a narrow tan, white, brown and yellow patterned band at center; cream, dark brown and tan with touches of bright yellow-orange; central motifs with diamonds and triangles--similar motifs at each end flanked by a brown band with white, brown and yellow diamonds and a brown band with broken white line at center; some twisted tassels at short sides

Blanket, second half of 20th century

Fulani

G236

two horizontal panels stitched together; four red, orange and yellow tulip blossoms on a dark green ground; black heading band on back

©1999 Helena Hernmarck

Four Tulips, 1999

Helena Hernmarck

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predominately blue; blues with maroons/reds and cream; abstract design; received as one piece--separated into a diptych on 3/16/15

©1984 Helena Hernmarck

Blue Wash 1, 1984

Helena Hernmarck

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predominately cream; blues with maroons/reds and cream; abstract design; received as one piece--separated into a diptych on 3/16/15

©1984 Helena Hernmarck

Blue Wash 2, 1984

Helena Hernmarck

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beaded panel with geometric design at bottom of bag; fringe with strung beads and red tassels; simple quillwork design of flowers on body of bag

Man's Pouch, c. 1800

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or DakhĂłta

G259

palm leaves in blues, greens, pink, red, orange and yellow; symbol in purple in LRC

© Sheila Hicks

Palm, 1985

Sheila Hicks

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tapestry; warp undyed wool, 5-6½ ends per cm.; weft dyed wool, 22-26 ends per cm.; tapestry has been cut, and was originally any where from a yard or two wider to over three times its present width

The Falconers, 1435-1445

France

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Latin Cross placed in front of wreath. Secondary design of alternating rosettes and leaf forms along vertical edges. Woven in Egypt about 5-6th century for church use, possibly as a sanctuary curtain. Plain weave with tapestry patterning. Pall with a Latin Cross. Woven fabric

Curtain, 5th-6th century

Coptic

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slightly marled grey-brown yarn; multicolored end bands in purple, red, orange, pale orange, grey, yellow and white in geometric bands with squares, checks and chevrons; grey fringe

Man's shawl, mid 20th century

India

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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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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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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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woven panel of vertical stripes in orange, gold, black and grey; design of deer and geometric figures in tan across fabric

Panel, 20th century

Tai Dam

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kussaba or square shawl; the ground is of black wool, parts of which have been woven separately and fastened together; shawl is completely covered with floral and arabesque designs; border woven separately and added; supplementary border of fringed strips of colored woolen; the design has been outlined in embroidered stitch; alike on both sides

Shawl (kussaba), 18th century

India

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Doshalla or long shawl bearing a maker's signature in corner; white wool ground with borders, wide at ends and narrow along sides of Buthas or cone-shaped ornaments with floral network separating borders woven separately and joined to shawl.

Shawl (doshalla), 18th-19th century

India

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Kussaba or square shawl, loom woven. Ground of yellow wool covered with small Buthas or cone-shaped ornaments; border on each end of larger Buthas made separatly and sewn on; border appears to be of a later date.

Shawl (kussaba), 18th-19th century

India

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Doshalla, or long shawl with white ground of fine woolen material and wide border of palmettes woven at both ends in colors, mostly dark blue with some green and orange.

Shawl (doshalla), 19th century

India

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Doshalla or long shawl with yellow ground and broder of large palmettes woven in blues and green at each end. Borders of small palmettes at each end. A narrow border woven separately in blues and greens on a white ground finishes all four sides.

Shawl (doshalla), 19th century

India

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sqaure shawl, small, with ground of yellow wool, the central portion of which is decorated by large circles, butha and lotus; border of fine floral design woven separately and added; supplementary border of fringed strips of colored wool

Shawl, 19th century

India

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kussaba, or square shawl, having a center of yellow wool woven with leafy sprays. The border, woven separately and added, is on a red ground covered with floral butha and fantastic leaf designs; there is a second narrower border and a final border of strips of fringed woolen

Shawl, 19th century

India

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shawl piece, probably central portion of Kussaba; green ground with butha or cones and arabesques; the corner ornaments are elaborated butha

Shawl piece, 19th century

India

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doshalla or long shawl; pink ground entirely covered with butha and fine floral sprays; narrow borders on sides and ends were woven separatly and added; backed with a piece of soft pink woolen which has a border of blue taffeta, and a binding which shows on the right side

Shawl (doshalla), 18th century

India

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patchwork kussaba or square shawl, woven in pieces which have been joined together. Design of elongated palm leaves with a curving design of white scrolls. The center is of black, and the outer pieces have been joined to it, red, yellow, gree black and lavendar. The border is made up of small vari-colored strips fringed and embroidered. Mohammedan signature (?) and date in central field.

Shawl, 19th century

India

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Rugs, with floral designs in dark blue, red, green, and yellow. The corners of the field have a stiff floral design on a field of old rose, central medallion has an all-over pattern. Three borders, one being the tortoise design. This piece is woven like a Soumak but has the designs of a Persian Kurdistan. Sides overcast. Woolen warp and weft.

Rug, 19th century

India

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One of four pillow cases, with floral design, three borders, one wide with the tortoise design and two narrow ones with floral and vine design. Sides overcast in red wool. One end has a fringe and one has a web.

Pillow Cover, 19th century

India

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Rugs, with floral designs in dark blue, red, green, and yellow. The corners of the field have a stiff floral design on a field of old rose, central medallion has an all-over pattern. Three borders, one being the tortoise design. This piece is woven like a Soumak but has the designs of a Persian Kurdistan. Sides overcast. Woolen warp and weft.

Rug, 19th century

India

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bag, piece of Kashmir shawl, large palmettes form border; all over floral design in blue, green and rose on cream background; lined with cream-colored pongee; much worn and darned

Bag, 18th century

India

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shawl, four borders and corner butha woven seperastelt and stitched to black center. Pieces of embroidery carry the design over into the center; design of interlacing buthas in several colors, chiefly red; border design is a simple repeat not fitted around the corners; fringe at ends

Shawl, 19th century

India

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bag, piece of Kashmir shawl, cream ground with floral decoration in blue and rose, made up of regularly repeated sprays; bag made with material wrong side up; cream colored pongee lining; much worn and darned

Bag, 18th century

India

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bag, piece of a Kashmir shawl with design of blue palmettes made up of tiny leaves and flowers; white wool lining

Bag, 19th century

India

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corner fragment of an Indian shawl; border in shades of rose with black center, conventional scroll and floral design

Corner fragment of a shawl, 19th century

India

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Doshalla, or long shawl, hand-loom woven in one piece. White field with end cones woven in colors. The corner ornaments are embroidered in darn stitch. Lining of tan sateen. This type of long shawl is called 'shapasand' #7 in exhibition.

Doshalla, 19th century

India

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Shawl, hand-loom woven in one piece with the border attached. Design of a 'moon' and four quarters in shades of yellow, red, green, and blue. The field surrounding central 'moon' medallion is filled with diagonal rows of flowered cones on a black ground. Lining of scarlet wool. Type of Indian Square shawl is called a 'chandar'. #6 of exhibition.

Shawl, 19th century

India

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Doshalla, or long shawl, with plain white rectangular center and border of repeated palmettes with elongated neck, in soft blended colors giving and all-over tone of mauve. Embroidered fringed ends. Great weight of shawl indicates that it was probably not madein Kashmir.

Shawl (doshalla), 19th century

India

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Shawl, cahmere wool

Shawl, 19th-20th century

India

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Wool tapestry weave; geometric/floral shapes in blue, yellow and red on brown; zigzagged border in red, blue, yellow, white and green; mounted

Tapestry fragment, c. 1800

Sweden

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Khilim Rug A diagonal pink, flower and foliage pattern filling the center with three borders around the edge.

Khilim Rug, 19th century

Iran

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weft faced plain weave

Furnishing Fabric, 19th century

Sweden

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Paisley Shawl, 20th century

Scotland

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woven fabric; stripes of alternating colors red, orange, green, navy, blue, purple, yellow, white with repeating pattern; large stripes; zig zag motif; small stripes; stylized flowers

Sash (Kusak), c. 1890-1900

Turkey

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long panel; folded in half, joined along on edge; stripes blue, red, yellow, white alternating with patterned stripes; white and yellow on green-blue ground; elaborate wrapped fringe

Rain Cover, c. 1930

Turkey

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woven beige panels with indigo stripes and borger fringe

Panels for Overdress, c. 1970

Turkey

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woven fabric; five panels stitched together; stripes, some with patterning; gold, red, green, blue, white, orange

Fabric, 1920-1930

Qashqai

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Animal Band, 1920-1930

Turkey

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alternating jacquard weave strips in red, blue and green; central floral medallion surrounded by 4 angels; floral and geometric borders with building at center on each side

Coverlet, 1875-1890

Canada

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Hearth rug, Yomud type. A white field sewn with small stars (?) ('checkerboard') contains a badly designed hexagonal medallion, which in turn contains ten octagon shapes in various colors. The hearth field is enclosed by a reciprocal sawtooth band in three shades. Three borders, the main one made up of geometric single flowers divided by three triangles laid end to end. Ends-narrow web with loose warp threads. Sides-over cast with different colored yarns. Ghiordes knot.

Hearth Rug, 19th century

Turkey

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Saddle bag, portion of made from a Ghileen which has a design of tringles and latch hooks in tan and black. Woolen warp and woof. Woven Fabric.

Saddle bag, 19th century

Turkey

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Saddle Bag, made from a Kurdish Ghilim. Field of triangles edged with latch hooks, there are three borders with reciprocal saw tooth and lozenges, one strip of the central portion of the bag remains and has an arrow motif in red, blue and yellow. Woolen warp and woof.

Saddle bag, 19th century

Kurdish

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Rug, large, Shirvan Khilim. Three broad stripes of blue with hexagonal motives alternating with broad triple band in green, red and dark brown. This khilim has large openwork spaces. Wool

Rug, 19th century

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Rug, small, Khilim; green ground with a pyramid design repeated four times in red, blue, red and grey. The side borders are white with an indented design at the edges. There are four narrow borders at the bottom. The open spaces in this rug are not very noticeable.

Khilim rug, 19th century

Turkey

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Rug, small, Khilim in pale green. Prayer design in red. The field contains various unrelated geometrical forms in various colors. Side and end borders of different widths and design. Side borders have a considerable amount of black. Finely woven.

Khilim rug, 19th century

Turkey

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Rug, small black khilim, with a lozenge design in black and tan. Fringed ends.

Khilim rug, 19th century

Turkey

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Prayer Rug, Kulah. The prayer field of rose-red is filled with diagonal rows of stiff floral motifs in soft green. The area above and around the prayer field is soft blue, becoming darker at top, with rows of single flowers in red and white. Above and below the main field is a variation of the typical Kulah S-scroll border with single blossoms on a dark blue ground. The border contains 18 narrow stripes of rose, white, brown and green filled with conventionalized blossoms and geometric motifs. Sides selvaged and the ends finished with a narrow web fringed with warp threads. Ghiordes knot with 12 knots per lineal inch. Wool warp and woof. Nap well worn down.

Prayer Rug, 18th century

Turkey

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Prayer rug, Kulah. The field of soft green is shaded and filled with rows of conventionalized floral forms and fringed with pinks in profile along the inner border. The field above the prayer niche is soft blue with rows of pink and red blossoms. Above is a wide border of conventionalized pinks in groups of four and below the prayer field another wide border of conventionalized blossoms and leaves in blocks. The main border contains a running band of conventionalized floral sprays. Fourteen narrow borders in pale beige, brown, and green, carry single blossoms and arrowhead motifs. Sides are selvaged, and the upper end has a narrow web ending in short warp fringe. Ghiordes knot, with 12 knots per lineal inch, wool warp and woof. Selvage of one side torn. Many patches.

Prayer Rug, 18th century

Turkey

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rug, long, with a blue field framed in a shaped border of yellow and red, edged with a narrow barber pole stripe, decorated with scatterd Greek crosses. In the field are six octagons in red and ivory filled with a large geometric device. Surrounding these panels are s-forms, triangular bands, animals, lozenges, and other typical Caucasian designs. Three border stripes, the central one filled with an s-shaped arrangement of the latch hook on an ivory ground, the outer and inner one carrying the barber pole stripe in red, blue, rust and white. At one end a narrow selvage with knotted warp fringe, at the other a narrow warp fringe. Sides overcast with rose-colored wool. Natural wool warp, greyish-white wool woof. Ghiordes knot. The short-cut nap of fine silky wool is worn to the warp in spots.

Rug, 19th century

Dagestan

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Tree of Life rug; Ghiordes knot

Rug, 19th century

Turkey

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rug, prayer, with a red field fringed around the inner border with profile blossoms in dark blue. The prayer niche ahs a stepped outline in blue, white, gold, mauve, and red,a nd is flanked by red ewers in the green panel above the niche. A cross panel dircetly above carries a band of prayer-niche forms in blue, mauve, green, and gold on a red ground. Three borders, the wide central one filled with floral forms in diamond shaped panels on a gold ground, the inner on e of interlocking lozenges on a blue ground, and the outer on e of formalized blossoms alternatin, on the sides, with a gorizontal wine glass motif. Sides overcast in brown wool, ends finished with short warp threads. Ghiordes knot. Wool warp, wool woof, dyed red. Condition good.

Prayer Rug, 19th century

Turkey

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Rug, 19th century

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Rug, Remnant (Soumak)

Rug, 19th century

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Kashan rug, c. 1910

Iran

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saddle blanket, wool, fringed on two sides, geometric design in blue, rust and beige

Saddle blanket, 20th century

Iran

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jacket, scarlet wool

Jacket, from a Turkish Costume, 17th-18th century

Turkey

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Scarf of coarsely woven mustard colored woolen material embroiderd at both ends with bands of carse geometrical pattern. Both ends are finished with loose fringe.

Scarf, 19th century

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Prayer rug, Kuylah type, with blue prayer niche. The yellow spandrel above the arch is extended down on either side of the niche and beneath it. Seven borders of about the same size, but in various colors, henna, green, brown, yellow and white. The prayer field is covered with flowers, outer and inner borders carry typical Kulah border design. Both ends finished with a wide henna web, and at the top a braided warp fringe. At the bottom end, the fringe is loose. Sides finished wwith an added selvedge of blue wool. The pile is in inch and a half deep. Ghiordes knot. Wool. Cleaned and repaired by Jamgotch, summer 1941.

Prayer Rug, 19th century

Turkey

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Prayer rug of Kazak type., Typical prayer arch, formed by narrow, ivory bands, which extend transdversely at each side to the borders. At the bottom of the field is a second, square arch. Light red field, scattered with geometric and conventionalized flower forms. Three borders carrying variations of the reciprocal clover leaf design. Sides finished with red woolen cording. Ends worn, ends in short warp fringe. Ghiordes knot. Woolen warp and woof.

Prayer Rug, 19th century

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doshalla, or long shawl, of white woolen completely covered with large floral sprays containing pinks, zinnias and thistles; fringed ends - no border - woven in two pieces and joined; some of the leaves have been outlined in embroidered stitch; this shawl may have been woven in Persia for Indian trade

Shawl (Doshalla), 18th century

India (?)

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Khilim rug woven by Karamanians- nomads of Turkoman descent. Dark blue ground with bold octagon designs in red, brown and green. This Khilim has been woven in two pieces so irregularly that when placed together the octagons, woven half upon each piece, do not coincide. There is a long fringe at one end and a short one at the other.

Khilim rug, 19th century

Turkey

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woven strip with flame pattern in shades of brown

Woven Strip, 19th century

Switzerland

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blue and white jacquard coverlet, wool, American

Jacquard Coverlet, 19th century

United States

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blanket, red, blue,black plaid, point-twill construction, wool; Pennsylvania German

Blanket, late 19th century

United States

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four-cornered man's hat; red with black wool trim; peacock feathers with fabric flowers, embroidered ribbon streamers

Man's hat, c. 1920s

Poland

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multicolored stripes; sleeveless

Woman's Jumper, c. 1920s

Poland

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multicolored stripes; embroidered ribbon waistband and tie

Woman's Apron, c. 1920s

Poland

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multicolored stripes; embroidered ribbon waistband and tie; horizontal tuck at center

Woman's Apron, c. 1920s

Poland

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Yattha, single panel wool brocade on wool background; multicolored horizontal stripes with discontinuous supllementary patterns; fringe.

Panel (Yattha), 20th century

Bhutan

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Yattha, single panel wool brocade on wool background; horizontal bands of geometric pattern in orange, blue, green, red wool; twill weave; discontinuous supplementary weft; one end fringed.

Panel (Yattha), 20th century

Bhutan

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Yattha Dhenkhep, double panel wool brocade on wool background; discontinuous supplementary weft medallion motifs in blues, pinks, orange wool in neutral ground; center seam; one end hemmed, one unfinished

Yattha Dhenkhep, 20th century

Bhutan

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Yattha Dhenkhep; double panel wool brocade on wool background; discontinuous supplementary weft medallion motifs in blue, red, beige wool in dark brown wool ground; center seam and 2 smaller scetions attached at one end; black cotton binding at both ends.

Yattha Dhenkhep, 20th century

Bhutan

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Yattha Charkhab; triple panel wool brocade on wool background; brown ground with multicolored discontinuous supplementary weft design; bound along non-selvedge edges with plaid cloth.

Yattha Charkhab, 20th century

Bhutan

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Caucasian soumak rug

Rug, c. 1920

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Rug, wool Persian, c.1920, kilim type.

Rug, c. 1920

Iran

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cotton label 194; tightly woven double weave geometric pattern in dark brown, off-white, dark red, green; long self braided ties

Belt, Second quarter of the 20th century

Turkey

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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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Woman’s ceremonial half overskirt (aksu), 20th century

Quechua

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Woman’s ceremonial half overskirt (aksu), 20th century

Quechua

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Woman’s ceremonial half overskirt (aksu), 20th century

Quechua

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blanket, Kereka, wool strip weave

Blanket, 20th century

Fulani

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Woman's Shawl (lliclla), 20th century

Bolivia

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SIMPLE WEDDING BLANKET, strip cloth, patterning on both terminals; wool

Simple wedding blanket, 20th century

Fulani

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TUNIC, strip cloth, brocaded decorative pattern woven on back panel; wool

Tunic, 20th century

Fulani

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BLANKET, strip cloth, white with dark braided trim along vertical edges; wool

Blanket, 20th century

Fulani

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Poncho, 1960-1970

Bolivia

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Poncho, 1965-1975

Bolivia

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Poncho (Man's outer garment, ceremonial), 20th century

Quechua

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blue and white with blue hand-woven binding

© Irene Wood

Double Weave Coverlet, 1990

Irene Wood

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fabric sample

© Jack Lenor Larsen%2C Inc.%2C Jack Lenor Larsen

Doria, 1942-1986

Jack Lenor Larsen

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Rug, 19th century

Turkey

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Woman's shawl mantle, ceremonial, complementary warp patterning

Mantle, 20th century

Quechua

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Woman's ceremonial overskirt, 20th century

Quechua

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