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All Southeast Asia

Funerary Garment from Laos or Vietnam

Funerary garment (suea hii) (inside out), northern Laos or northwest Vietnam, Tai culture, 20th century. Cotton, silk; supplementary weft, plain weave; 109 x 124 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2012.22.51. Gift of Ellison Banks Findly.

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All Indigenous Americas

Mola Blouse from Panama 

Mola blouse; Panama, San Blas Islands; 20th century. Cotton; machine woven, plain weave, appliqué. The Textile Museum Collection 2000.24.85. Ann Parker and Avon Neal Mola Collection, given jointly with the Neals by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.

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All Islamic World

​Carpet from the Caucasus

Carpet; Caucasus, Zeichur; late 19th/early 20th century. Wool, knotted pile, 215 x 131 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1981.45.4. Gift of Dr. John M. Hodges.

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Contemporary East Asia

Sample by Junichi Arai  

Junichi Arai (Japanese, 1932-2017), sample, 1984. Cotton, double cloth, 62 x 40 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-2349.

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All East Asia

Fireman’s Hat from Japan 

Fireman’s hat, Japan, 19th/20th century. Cotton; plain weave, paste resist dyed, quilted; 63 x 36 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1983.65.4. Ruth Lincoln Fisher Memorial Fund.