Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Fragment (Afghanistan), before 1906

  Scaled and blurred medium-scale geometric design in drimson, gold, rust, white, and green on ground in shades of deep blue. two crimson twill selvedges with paired white pencil stripes.

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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…

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  Cap (Afghanistan), mid-19th century

  Undyed cotton quilted into narrow ribs, possibly over cording. Cording is over embroidery of coarse satin stitches in orange, black, yellow and green in a pattern of various stylized floral…

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  Cap (Afghanistan), 19th century

  Cap decorated with long ovoids surrounded by stylized borders. Multicolored silks are embroidered using coarse satin stitch in purple, pink, yellow and green. Quilted cords make ridges that give stucture…

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  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…

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  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.

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  Hanging (Chile), 1970

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

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  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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  Scarf (Afghanistan), 20th century

  Resist pattern of a series of squares containing “butahs” or cone shapes. Borders of the squares contain a curving vine pattern. Pattern is yellow on dark green and within each…

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  Woman’s Robe (munisak) (Afghanistan), late 19th century

  Woman’s coat with full skirt gathered into the waist seam, asymmetrical front opening, and long sleeves which narrow to the wrist, made of silk warp ikat in bright colors of…