Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Textile (Burma)

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  Skirt (Guatemala), 1925–50

  Windowpane red and blue plaid with broad horizontal bands in dark blue and white jaspe stripes with four repeating female figures. Both selvages have dark blue warps.

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  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…

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  Skirt (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th century

  Rectangular panel composed of four strips of woven raffia with twisted warp fringes. Each strip is composed of smaller pieces, stitched together with dark raffia strands.

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  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.

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  Skirt (Indonesia)

  Textile sewn into tube to make skirt. Shows small-scale green and white plaid on purple ground.

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  Skirt (Mexico), 1940s–50s

  Skirt that is part of a wedding outfit in dark blue cotton and stripes of light blue in tapestry weave. Light blue stripes embroidered in bright multi-colored silk in floral…

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  Manokthiha (Myanmar (formerly known as Burma)), 18th century

  Carved, lacquered and gilded architectural corner element

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  Tape (Burma), possibly 1900–69

  Long red and ivory tape with inscription in the Pali language of Burma. It was used to tie palm leaf manuscripts. Tape ends with a long braid of the warp

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  Sarong (Burma), 1894

  Four pieces sewn together: border of pink silk; narrow multicolored bands in orange, green, red, and purple. Center panel with side border of red and green striped silk. Panel design…