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Guatemalan leaflets, photographs and costume description
1980 - 1981
A small collection of papers donated alongside Guatemalan garments, consisting of a folded tourist map of Guatemala and Guatemala City; a tourist leaflet entitled 'Chichicastenango Guatemala' with col...
batik tulis
early 21st century
A hand drawn batik in brown and black (indigo) with a central panel of leaves and flowers against small repeat 'fish scale' motifs called sisik. The warp borders are white dots on brown and the weft b...
ulos Mangiring
c. 2018
A weave with broad black (indigo) warp borders and a central panel of all over elongated black and white ikat chevrons with yellow stripes, with synthetic wool decorative ends and twisted tassels. It...
batik Semarangan
early 21st century
A batik in indigo and brown with repeat diagonal stripes alternating with images of birds (cranes or storks) alternately standing and flying amongst foliage. The alternate stripe may be a variation o...
batik Banyumasan
early 21st Century
A blue (indigo?) kain batik tulis with foliage and flowers in yellow, black, red, green, white and brown. There are repeated dots on the leaves.
batik Magelang
early 21st century
A batik cap in black (indigo) with an all over design of white stylised flower and leaf designs and stupa dome motifs, incorporating red, green and turquoise. Tendrils create a criss-cross design. The...
embroidered bag
2021
A bag consisting of two stiff boards covered in synthetic black cloth with velcro fastenings. The front and back of the bag are machine embroidered with the ‘Pinto Aceh’ design in red, yellow and ...
printed batik
early 21st century
A diagonal white stripe of the dagger or parang motif incorporates orange double headed birds, against a dark red stripe and parang motif with natural elements. This piece, purchased from a workshop,...
weaving
c.2022
A weave with pale brown and blue weft stripes and supplementary weave white diamond motifs. The edges have been fringed. The Rumah Tenun Tidore (House of Weaving of Tidore) is an attempt to revive we...
notes and samples book
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
before 1920
A blue binder with cord ties, and addressed Oak House, Bradford, containing numbered pages of manuscript notes, black and white photographs and attached embroidery samples. In Ink, red pencil and silk...
silk sample scroll
late 19th Century
A narrow silk on paper scroll or banner, with blank panels to attach and display silk fragments. When rolled the outer part of the scroll is shown as a brightly coloured silk brocade with flower moti...