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  • Sarong (Indonesia), 1900–1950

    Sarong with horizontal repeat of large-scale curving floral spray (“buketan” motif) surrounded by birds and butterflies in black, red, and blue on undyed ground. Narrow black side borders with blue…

  • Gloves (Estonia), ca. 1875

    Bright pink gloves in firm stockinette stitch with band of confronted birds and plants around palm in dark brown with touches of blue, white, yellow, and green. Smaller stylized flower…

  • Fragment (Burma), early 19th century

    Figural groups from Burmese iconography, in close-set vertical repeat about 16″ high. Blue ground, right half textured with tiny white dots and left half with faint yellow bars suggesting architectural…

  • Tape (Burma), 1900–1957

    Geometrical ornament and inscription in the Pali language in red and cream. narrow saffron yellow edges or selvedges. Warp fringe (33cm) at one end.

  • Rank Badge (Korea), 1900–1957

    Rectangle of dark green damask heavily embroidered in bright polychrome silks in design of two spotted dogs amid stylized cloud forms. The dogs’ eyes are of couched gold (wound on…

  • Sarong (Indonesia), 1900–1957

    A panel of glazed cotton, resist-printed, probably by a batik method known as cap (tjap) printing (wax resist applied by means of blocks inlaid with copper strips). Two-thirds of the…

  • Sarong (Indonesia), 1900–1957

    A panel of glazed cotton, resist-printed, probably by a batik method known as cap (tjap) printing (wax resist applied by means of blocks inlaid with copper strips). Design is dark…

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