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Fragment (Iraq), 10th century
Fragmented and incomplete depictions of a two lions in profile view, in light green, light blue, cream, brown, and gold.
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Quilt (France), early 18th century
Small oblong quilt of white cotton with central design and all-over stylized leaf and vine pattern.
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Quilt (possibly England), mid- 19th century
Small quilt of printed cotton with the face in a foliage design of brown, green, red, and light blue. Foliage appears in irregularly curved enframements. Reverse has small scale design…
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Quilt (France), mid-19th century
Marseilles-style white quilt with elaborate floral borders with pineapple and foliage in a symmetrical arrangement. Four double-headed eagles in the center.
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Long narrow band made from two shorter pieces stitched together. All natural raffia color, in a creamy tone. Three pattern areas of geometric interlacing of alternating bands of textured pile…
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Long band composed of three shorter pieces stitched together. All-over embroidery in irregularly interlaced pattern of bands striped in three shades of brown. One selvage present, other long edge cut…
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Border (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Natural, brown, and rust-red strips of plain woven raffia stitched together on long edges, finished with buttonhole embroidery and raffia pompoms.
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Fragment (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Fragment of bark cloth with a center field of alternating black and natural triangles, with borders on two sides of natural color with a single black stripe in the center.
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Overskirt (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Center field of large squares of diamonds and trellis patterns in dark brown and natural pile embroidery. Wide border with interlacing pattern on three sides, edged with buttonhole embroidery in…
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Textile (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century
Rectangular panel made from two shorter pieces sewn together. Asymetrical abstract design in cream-colored plain weave fabric appliqued onto the same with dark brown raffia in buttonhole stitch. All edges…
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