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All Indigenous Americas

Sarape from Mexico

Sarape (detail), Northern Mexico, mid-19th century. Cotton (warp), wool (weft); slit and dovetailed tapestry weave; 253 x 136 cm. The Textile Museum 87.4. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers.

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All East Asia

Qing Dynasty Chair Cover from China

Chair cover (detail), China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi period (1661-1722). Silk and metal-wrapped yarns; slit tapestry weave (kesi); 163 x 52 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2011.8.1. Collection of Joseph W. Fell.

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Tent Panel from Mali

Tent panel (arkilla jenngo) (detail); West Africa, Mali; 1940s. Cotton, wool; plain weave, weft floating patterned, slit-tapestry weave; 439 x 131 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1977.23.2. Gift of Phyllis C. Kane.

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All Indigenous Americas

Poncho from Peru’s Ica Valley

Poncho, Peru, found on the south coast, Ica Valley, 1400-1570. Cotton (warp), camelid hair (weft); dovetailed tapestry weave; 259 x 137 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1969.43.1. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Francis Robicsek.

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All Southeast Asia

Headcloth from the Philippines

Headcloth (pis siyabit); Philippines, Sulu Archipelago; c. 1920. Silk, interlocked and dovetailed tapestry weave, 71 x 84 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1973.7.10. Gift of Mrs. Thomas Arms.