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  • Poncho (Peru), 18th–19th century

    Shoulder poncho of two lengths of striped wool with bound slit for opening. In red, pink, purple, blue, yellow, and white wool and cotton on brown wool wefts, doubled. Multi-colored…

  • Poncho (Peru), 1940s

    Poncho of wool, tapestry weave, embroidered in striped geometric pattern in shades of red, greys, browns and orange. Fringed on all sides. Tapestry woven bands in same colors as embroidered…

  • Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century

    Narrow woven strip with bands of striped and stepped patterns, in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain weave…

  • Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century

    Narrow woven strip with bands of striped, stepped and zig-zag patterns, in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain…

  • Strip (Ghana), mid- 20th century

    Narrow woven strip with bands of pattern in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain weave on grouped warps,…

  • Strip, Kente cloth, mid- 20th century

    Narrow woven strip with bands of pattern in black, blue, green, yellow/orange, and dark red. Patterns are formed by alternating warp-faced plain weave with weft-faced plain weave on grouped warps,…

  • Poncho (Chile), 20th century

    Poncho with neck slit in center patterned by three broad stripes, each with a continuous geometric symmetrical repeat isolated by narrow white stripes.

  • Hanging (Chile), 1970

    Vertical hanging with a cross-like form in black and light gray.

  • Sidewall, Alice in Wonderland, 1930

    Children’s paper showing characters from “Alice in Wonderland” and vignettes in bright multicolor, especially yellow. Printed in colors on cream ground. Printed in selvedge: “(thistle) Thomas Strahan Co. Made In…

  • Poncho (Bolivia), early- to mid-20th century

    Small poncho, primarily in red, black and white, with patterned stripes showing small animals, flowers, birds and geometric shapes.

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