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  • Textile (Thailand), ca. 1960

    Long hadwoven breath, warm burnt-orange, with thick yellow weft and fine magenta warp, giving changeable effect when crumpled. At one end, an inch-wide band in which fine blue weft replaces…

  • Panel (Thailand), mid-20th century

    Long brilliant cerise panel, handwoven. Fine magenta warp of light weight wild silk and thick, flossy weft of bright orange. silk is from worm of East Thailand which feeds on…

  • Sarong (Thailand), 19th century

    Design showing center area broken up on an all-over diamond-shaped pattern containing stylized floral shapes of seated Buddha. Reclining figures in outlines of damond shapes. Two wide borders, interrupted by…

  • Textile (Thailand), ca. 1963

    Brilliant pink material, double cloth, warp printed in large scale pattern derived from an Indian shawl design, in strong greens, red, and purple. The reverse is a strong magenta, with…

  • Necklace (South Africa), 1960s

    Necklace known as a “love letter.” White beaded square with vertical stripes of black, green and red zig-zags, suspended from two beaded cords. The various color combinations and designs convey…

  • Necklace (South Africa), 1960s

    Group of tribal necklaces known as love letters. The various color combinations and designs convey messages connected with courtship.

  • Necklace (South Africa), 1960s

    Necklace known as a “love letter.” Small white beaded squares, each with a multicolored drum, alternate with loops of white and multiccolored beads. The various color combinations and designs convey…

  • Necklace (South Africa), 1960s

    Group of tribal necklaces known as love letters. The various color combinations and designs convey messages connected with courtship.

  • Necklace (South Africa), 1960s

    Necklace known as a “love letter.” Small white beaded square with a multicolored diamond, suspended from bright green beaded strings. The various color combinations and designs convey messages connected with…

  • Necklace (South Africa), 1960s

    Necklace known as a “love letter.” Tan beaded square with red, green and black concentric diamonds, suspended from bright blue beaded cords. The various color combinations and designs convey messages…

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