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  Textile (Germany), 1920–30

  Non-directional geometric pattern on dyed orange background. Length less than height. 4 colors: orange, pink, yellow, black on white silk.

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  Wrapper (Nigeria), early 20th century

  Woman’s wrapper with a large-scale design of two columns of squares, each criss-crossed by diagonal lines. Field of small white circles. In white on a deep blue ground.

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  Wrapper (Ghana), 20th century

  Cotton, dyed dark brown and block-printed in a dark glossy substance, in geometric patterns in groups of three rows, forming rectangles. The motifs are carved on calabashes then stamped on…

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  Wrapper (Nigeria), 1950s

  Wrapper with a grid of large Xs on a field of small circles. Design created through tied- and stitched-resist patterning methods, in white on a deep blue ground.

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  Wrapper (Nigeria), mid- 20th century

  Wrapper with a checkerboard of rectangles separated by rows of dots. Each rectangle is filled alternately with a floral pattern or rows of small triangles. Design reserved in white on…

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  Sidewall, Malabar, 1968–69

  On black ground, large-scale paisley pattern in orange, green, yellow, red and lavender.

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  Wrapper (Ethiopia), 1969

  Two panels of sheer white cotton seamed together with a 6 3/4 inch border at both end. Bands and borders are a geometric pattern of triangles, diamonds and chevrons in…

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  Wrapper (Ethiopia), ca. 1969

  Long panel of sheer white cotton with a 6 3/4 inch border at both ends and two woven bands across the middle of the panel. Bands and borders are a…

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  Poster, Admit One, 1967

  Poster in form of a ticket with black text that reads: ADMIT ONE and numbers to accompany. Graphics are in pink and blue with rows of geometric shapes on yellow…

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  Drawing, Schematic, control knobs, for Polaroid, June 7, 1965

  Colored drawing of schematics of control knobs for Polaroid camera.