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  • Dado (England), 1817–27

    Simulates wooden Chinese fretwork railing with elements repeating horizontally. An illusion of depth is achieved by means of shadows against yellow irregular wave background. Printed in purple on yellow ground.

  • Dado (France), 1810

    A horizontal rectangle shows two children. The boy has placed a board over a small brook and the girl is in the act of crossing over. A floral rope marks…

  • Dado (France), ca. 1815

    Large horizontal rectangle containing motif of doves perched on a quiver of arrows. On either side are vertical rectangles the designs of which are identical: a trophy made up of…

  • Skirt Cloth (Indonesia), 1931

    Skirt cloth made of two lengths seamed down long sides of bright green silk cloth with scaled design in gold thread. Design shows long stemmed stylized floral forms extending into…

  • Textile (Indonesia), early 20th century

    Painted and glazed cloth strip depicting scenes from a Hindu religious epic. Shows rows of standing and kneeling figures against stylized cloud bands on undyed cotton ground. Flowering sprays and…

  • Textile (Indonesia), early 20th century

    Painted and glazed cloth strip depicting scenes from a Hindu religious epic. Shows rows of standing and kneeling figures against stylized cloud bands on undyed cotton ground. Flowering sprays and…

  • Textile (Indonesia), early 20th century

    Painted and glazed cloth strip depicting scenes from a Hindu religious epic. Shows rows of standing and kneeling figures against stylized cloud bands on undyed cotton ground. Flowering sprays and…

  • Textile (Indonesia), ca. 1931

    Textile woven with spaced warps and wefts showing geometric motif in pink, purple, green, yellow, and orange on off-white ground. Spaces make plaid pattern.

  • 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…

  • Ceremonial Cloth (kamben Geringsing) (Indonesia), 1931

    Textile created in double ikat or ‘geringsing technique’ (within Indonesia, only practiced in the village of Tenganan, East Bali). Shows symetrical scaled design of large half medallions with complex decorative…

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