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A work made of cotton and wool; thirteen strips of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining and eccentric wefts; main warp fringe.

Wedding Blanket (Arkilla Jenngo), Early/mid–20th century

Fulani

A work made of silk, plain weave with creped wefts; stenciled and resist dyed.

Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth), early Shôwa period (1926–1989), about 1926/35

A work made of appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton, silk, rayon and acetate plain, twill and satin weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads.

"Mother-in-Law" Quilt, c. 1930

Lulu Bennett

A work made of cotton, plain weaves; printed; pieced; backed with cotton, plain weave; cotton batting; quilted with cotton thread.

Sunburst Quilt, c. 1820

A work made of wool; plain weave, tassels tops gathered with buttonhole stitches; henna dyed.

Headscarf, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of six strips joined: cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; main warp fringe.

Wrapper or Cover, Mid–20th century (probably before 1950)

A work made of wool and cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; extended warp fringe bundles, finished with oblique interlacing border; wool tassels, tops embroidered with buttonhole stitches; henna dyed.

Headscarf, Early 20th century

Ida Ou Nadif

A work made of bark cloth appliquéd with plain-weave cottons and glass bead panels; metal bells.

Kalambi Vest, Mid–20th century

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

Tubular Skirt (Sarong), 1900/25

Workshop of Elisabeth van Zuylen

A work made of cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis); silk and metal-strip-wrapped silk, bobbin lace.

Man's Kain Kaligrafi (Head Scarf), 20th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis); appliquéd with silk, plain weave; tie dyed (plangi).

Breast Cloth (Kemben), early 20th century

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

Hip Wrapper (Kain Panjang), 1900/25

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

Kain Panjang (Hip Wrapper), Mid–20th century

A work made of cotton, plain weave; stitch resist dyed (tritik) with hand-drawn adhesive and metal-leaf patterning; two panels joined.

Ceremonial Hip Wrapper (Dodot), First half of the 20th century

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

Tubular Skirt (Sarong), c. 1900

A work made of linen, plain weave; rayon embroidery threads.

Boxstep (Furnishing Fabric), 1997

Judy Ross

A work made of raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in looped edging, pearl, roman, stem, trammed overcast and a variation on twisted chain or lateral looping stitches.

Fragment from a Royal Overskirt (ncaka kot), Probably early 19th century and possibly as early as the 18th century

Bushongo

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

Tubular Skirt (Sarong), 1900/25

A work made of cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave.

Panel, 1000-1476

Lambayeque

A work made of cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave.

Panel, 1000-1476

Lambayeque

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