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American Fabrics Journal
1948 - 1971
American Fabrics Journal, 1948 to 1971 (6 boxes). Issues have samples of textiles (predominantly new synthetics) attached to advertisments and articles. Also includes a large publication 'Portfoli...
The O'Hear Collection: Overview of Adire and Yoruba Batik, Research Notes and Bibliography
2017
The documents attached to this record were written by Ann O’Hear in 2017 to aid research into the O’Hear Collection of West African textiles, and to reference the work undertaken during documentat...
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...