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Textile

furoshiki (wrapping cloth)

Sazara Woven

late 20th Century

A double sided printed furoshiki (wrapping cloth) in cream and red. The designs are hemp leaf (asa-no-ha) pattern and wave (seigaiha) or shark skin pattern (a symbol of good luck). The fabric has a ...

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moccasins

A pair of moccasins or slippers made out of skin or leather with a double pieced tongue embroidered with pink/purple flowers (with different designs on each) in satin stitch and chain stitch. This is ...

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Cotton Backed Pile Fabrics [ [exhibit card]]

University of Leeds (1904-); Fur Fabric Co.

1930

Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 6 annotated samples of dyed textiles. Samples are attached to apertures with tape. 4 samples are piece dyed and they con...

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stencil

early 19th-mid 20th Century

This katagami stencil, used in resist dyeing of fabric, has a pattern of linked and fused hexagons (kikko and bishamonkikko). Kikko patterning is auspicious for longevity because of its resemblance t...

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