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A work made of calabash.

"Ram's Horns" Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 7 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.8 mm weft: count: varies from 18 to 30 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.45–1.0 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.55 mm.

Cyrus Defeats Spargapises from The Story of Cyrus, c. 1670

Workshop of Albert Auwercx

A work made of hemp, wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Lovers, 1490/1500

A textile featuring two pheasants in the upper portion facing one another, strands of golden beads held between them in their beaks, symmetrical garlands above and below them, a golden structure near the middle, and curled ribbons embroidered near the bottom.

The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" Series, c. 1799

Jean-Demosthene Dugourc

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered.

Picture, 1634

A work made of calabash, sticks, cloth, and string.

"Hairstyle of Court Attendants" Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of bamboo, silk, mica, and gilt bronze.

Textile Wrapper for Jingoji Sutras, 12th century

A work made of wool, double interlocking 2:2 's' twill tapestry weave.

Fragment (Shawl Border), 1800/25

A work made of cotton and wool dovetailed tapestry weave.

"Germantown Eye-Dazzler" Rug, c. 1800/90

Navajo (Diné)

A work made of wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 7 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 22 to 34 wefts per cm; wool : s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.3–1.1 mm.

The Resurrection from The Allegory of the Redemption of Man, c. 1500/10

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.55–0.65 mm weft: count: varies from 16 to 28 wefts per cm; wool; s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm.

Antony Presents Artavasdes, King of the Armenians, to Cleopatra from The Story of Antony and Cleopatra, c. 1640

Evrard Leyniers

A work made of ink, on paper.

Design for a Textile or Wallpaper, 1903/32

Wiener Werkstätte

A work made of silk and silk-wrapped linen cords, bobbin straight lace.

Braid, 1650/75

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, three-color complimentary warp, warp-float faced twill weave with inner wefts.

Toka Socho Chohan Kin (Pouch), Shôwa period (1926–1989), 1988

Tatsumura Textile Company Ltd.

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined.

Coverlet, 1843

James Cunningham

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced satin weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band), 15th century

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Textile Fragment with the Nasrid Coat of Arms, Nasrid Dynasty (1232–1492), c. 1400

Islamic

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 22 to 44 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.9 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm.

Caesar Defeats the Troops of Pompey from The Story Caesar and Cleopatra, c. 1680

Workshop of Gerard Peemans

A work made of calabash, sticks, cloth, and string.

"Ram's Horns" Stamp for Adinkra Textile, Late 19th/mid–20th century

Asante

A work made of wool, slit tapestry weave warp: count: 3–4 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 1.0–1.2 mm weft: count: varies from 10 to 17 wefts per cm; wool: single s-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.2 mm.

Camel Riders, presumably from a Wild Man series, 1475/1510

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