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wrap
Textile

wrap

before 1972

Two lengths of cotton fabric with a join stitched down the middle, consisting of pale blue and red warp, with white and black weft. There are patterns of tufted threads in red and black cotton inserte...

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shepherd's shirt
Textile

shepherd's shirt

before 1972

A shepherd's shirt from the Fulani people of Nigeria. It is round necked, and constructed using narrow strips of plain coarse weave fabric approximately 13.5 cms wide, in natural colour. There is embr...

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baby wrapper
Textile

baby wrapper

before 1972

Hand woven cloth with red and orange weft. It is decorated by the use of tufts of black, yellow, blue, and white threads being inserted into the weave. The Yoruba method for carrying children involve...

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songkok
Textile

songkok

late 20th Century

A velvet songkok [hat], with a band of multicoloured supplementary weave in a star and diamond design, on a black background. The band is reinforced with card and covered in a black synthetic lining. ...

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ikat kamben
Textile

ikat kamben

Slamet Riady Weaving Company

c. 1973

A Balinese kamben or wastra (inner hip cloth for men). A black and yellow weft ikat, with some supplementary weft metallic thread at both ends. The central panel contains a repeated floral motif. T...

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