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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

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk.

Suzani (large embroidered hanging or cover), 19th century

A work made of transparent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting and scraping, over resist and traces of graphite, on medium weight, moderately textured, ivory wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper.

Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave, 1887

Winslow Homer

A work made of transparent watercolor, with traces of opaque watercolor, rewetting, blotting, spatter and traces of scraping, over graphite, on moderately thick, slightly textured, ivory wove paper.

The Outlook, Maine Coast, 1894

Winslow Homer

A work made of wool and cotton.

Faja, c. 1960

Sheila Hicks

A work made of cotton, plain weave with discontinuous wefts, ground weft interior fringe, exposed and wrapped warps; extended ground weft fringe.

Learning to Weave in Taxco, Mexico, c. 1960

Sheila Hicks

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "ghiordes (turkish) knots".

Carpet (Ushak double-ended prayer rug), 17th century

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; patterned with impressed gold and silver leaf; embroidered with silk in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; lined with silk, plain weave.

Nuihaku (Noh Costume), 18th century , Edo period (1615–1868) (additional patterning added early 19th century)

A work made of cotton and wool, single interlocking tapestry weave; twined selvages and heading, overcast finish terminating in tassels.

Blanket, 1880s/90s

Diné (Navajo)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; painted.

Panel, 1000-1476

Chancay

A work made of mother of pearl (?), ribs, slips, and guardsticks; painted; silk, plain weave; painted; appliquéd with gilt- and silvered-metal spangles; gold leaf.

Fan, 19th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis); two panels joined.

Ceremonial Hip Wrapper (Dodot), Late 19th century

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