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A work made of wool (camelid), plain weave of discontinuous warps and wefts; embroidered in double running stitches; edged with cross-knit loop stitches.

Fragment, 200 CE-900 CE

Nasca

A work made of cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; embroidered with wool (camelid) and cotton in stem stitches; edged with simple looping tabs.

Border Fragments, 100 BCE-200 CE

Nasca

A work made of cotton, plain weave band; embroidered with cotton and wool (camelid) in stem and cross-knit loop stitches; edged with cross-knit looping tabs.

Border Fragment, 100 BCE-200 CE

Nasca

A work made of silk and gilt-paper strip; twill weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts, with couched plied silk.

Kesa, 18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)

A work made of monotype in black and brown ink on ivory china paper perimeter mounted to a cream, laid paper.

Portrait of Ellen Andrée, c. 1876

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts tied by secondary binding warps in 3/1 twill interlacings.

Cenotaph Cover Fragment (Ravza-ı Mutahhara Cover), 17th/19th century

A work made of silk, 2:1 twill weave, with complementary weft plain weave double cloth.

Panel (Dress Fabric), 17th century, Safavid Dynasty (1501–1722)

A work made of wool (camelid), plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches; edged with cross-knit loop stitches; loop and plied fringes.

Poncho Displaying Contorted Figures, c. 200-150 BCE

Paracas

A work made of linen plain weave appliquéd with various cotton, wool and silk fabrics; linen bobbin lace; wool, cotton and silk embroidery threads.

Two Dancers, 1925/50

Bertha Stenge

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool (camelid) in stem stitches.

Border Fragment, 100 BCE-200 CE

Paracas

A work made of raffia fiber.

Boy's Cap, 19th–early 20th century

Kongo

A work made of raffia fiber.

Prestige Cap (Mpu), 19th–early 20th century

Kongo

A work made of silk and gilt-paper strip; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; silk cords.

Kesa, Early 19th century, Late Edo period (1789–1868)

A work made of raffia fiber.

Boy's Cap, 19th–early 20th century

Kongo

A work made of silk and gilt-paper strip; twill and satin weaves with supplementary patterning wefts.

Kesa, 18th century, Edo period (1615–1868)

A work made of silk, plain weave; block printed.

Waldfee (Fairy of the Woods) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric), 1912/17

Wiener Werkstätte

A work made of cotton and linen, plain weave; block printed.

Les Fruits D'Afrique (The Fruits of Africa), c. 1920

Raoul Dufy

A work made of wool, double interlocking twill tapestry weave; attached side borders, ends and tabs of pieced twill weaves; main warp fringe.

Long Shawl, 1800/15

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk and silk chenille yarns in satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; couching; painted; lined and edged with linen, plain weave.

The Harp that Once through Tara's Halls, 1827

Mary R. Glenn

A work made of transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and traces of scraping, on thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper.

Breaking Storm, Coast of Maine, 1894

Winslow Homer

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