Search Demo: Museum Collection

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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, Orleans, ca. 1968

  On white ground, scattered flower sprigs, green foliage, purple, orange, hot pink, and yellow flowers.

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  Sidewall, A Leopard of My Very Own, 1967–68

  Children’s wallpaper with magenta leopards lounging and climbing in dense foliage with large pink flowers. Printed in two shades of green, two shades of pink, magenta, and black on an…

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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, Designs for Souvenir Fans for the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle, 1866–67

  Branch of a rose with Cupid in the center of a large blossom