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lace calendar
1999-2000
A calendar for the year 2000 in white machine lace; design with the earth surrounded by doves in a circular border.
tasselled weave
late 20th Century
A stiff plant fibre weave in warp stripes in earth tones, with small tassels. It may be a runner mat.
Balotra woman's skirt
A long woman's blue-black cotton skirt with floral Balotra block print design, edged with scarlet cotton material at the lower edge. The pattern cut has a waist casing with a white cord tie in the cha...
mandala thangka
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Painted panel bordered in yellow silk brocade and inset into a hanging of dark green silk brocade, suspended from a wooden batten with string for hanging, and backed by a red loose weave material. Th...
sampler
1875
Cross stitch sampler worked on perforated board with stitched prayer worked in red and green silk. The inscription is enclosed in a simple border design and features the date, 1875 at its base. T...
Yoruba batik
c. 1975
This is a long rectangular Yoruba batik cloth, with selvedge on two sides. It is wax resist dyed using stamping blocks to create a wave design. The wave motifs are arranged in threes and an overall ch...
mandala thangka
mid 19th-early 20th Century
A painted thangka panel bordered in yellow silk brocade and inset into a red silk brocade hanging, suspended from a wooden batten with string for hanging, and backed by a red loose weave material. Th...
mandala thangka
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Painted panel bordered in yellow silk brocade and inset into a red silk brocade hanging, suspended from a wooden batten with red string for hanging, and backed by a red loose weave material. The pain...
mandala thangka
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Painted panel bordered in yellow silk brocade and inset into a hanging of brown and gold silk brocade design of large roundels, suspended from a wooden batten with string for hanging, and backed by a...
mandala thangka
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Painted panel bordered in yellow silk brocade and inset into a hanging of dark green silk brocade, suspended from a wooden batten with string for hanging, and backed by a red loose weave material. Th...
mandarin square or rank badge
early 19th century
The central motif of this mandarin square or rank badge (and its corresponding pair number 56) is the egrit. According to the costume regulations of the Qing imperial court, this pair of squares woul...
mandarin square or rank badge
early 19th Century
The central motif of this mandarin square or rank badge (and a corresponding pair ITC 57) is the egrit. According to the costume regulations of the Qing imperial court, this pair of squares would hav...