Color: #800080

Textile (India)

This textile fragment from India features a vibrant purple background with a repeating pattern of gold motifs. The motifs appear to be intricate and symmetrical, adding a decorative and elegant touch to the fabric. The…

Trimming, early 20th century

Trimming with pendulous lavender and pink flowers.

Tzute (man’s Head Cloth) (Guatemala), 20th century

Two widths of hand-woven red cotton with thin blue stripes joined together. Abstract and stylized image of the double-headed eagle in purple, orange, turquoise and white. Long purple tassels at four corners.

Textile, 1962

White ground has an allover pattern of dark pink gladiolas with green stems.

Textile (Indonesia), early 20th century

Narrow length of dark blue cotton with all-over batik pattern in light brown. Pattern features “sawat” motif (wings and tail of Garuda, mount of Vishnu) among other designs. On one side, batiked areas painted over…