Collection Stories

From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Carpet from Spain

Post author By GW Museum
Post date October 9, 2024

Carpet; Spain, Alcaraz; 1550-1590. Wool, goat hair; knotted pile, single warp knot; 417 x 226 cm. The Textile Museum Collection R44.00.3. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers 1942.

All Southeast Asia

Shaman’s Hat from Laos

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Post date September 11, 2024

Shaman’s hat (muu); Laos, Hua Phan; Tai Daeng people; 20th or 21st century. Cotton, plain weave with supplementary-weft patterning, 56 x 24 cm. The Textile Museum 2012.22.48. Gift of Ellison Findly.

All Islamic World

Shawl from Pakistan

Post author By GW Museum
Post date August 14, 2024

Shawl (abocchini), Pakistan, late 19th century. Cotton, mirrors, silk tufts; embroidered; 209 x 130 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1967.8.38. Museum purchase.

Africa All

Chief’s Hat from Togo

Post author By GW Museum
Post date July 10, 2024

Hat, Togo, Bimoba people, 1900-1950. Animal hair, basket weave, 14 x 33 x 11 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2017.14.14. Gift of Gail Martin.

All Islamic World

Dress from Yemen

Post author By GW Museum
Post date June 14, 2024

Dress, coastal Yemen, 1900-1950. Cotton, copper, mother-of-pearl; plain weave, embroidery; 117 x 146 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2009.3.1. Gift of Sheridan Collins.