From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Africa

Genesis in a Late Antique Egyptian Textile

Post author By GW Museum
Post date April 20, 2022

Detail of a textile fragment depicting a figure holding a miniature tree.

Detail of tunic fragment, Egypt, Akhmim, 7th– 9th century. Wool, linen, tapestry weave; 43 x 9 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-0304. Bruce M. White Photography.

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Shifting Vision and Illuminating Media

Post author By GW Museum
Post date February 8, 2022

Linen tunic fragment decorated with red fruit, flowers, and birds in arches.

Tunic fragment, Egypt, c. 2nd–5th century CE. Linen, wool, tapestry weave; 39 x 27 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-1110. Bruce M. White Photography.

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Carpet Fragment from Egypt

Post author By GW Museum
Post date December 3, 2021

Carpet fragment with central lobed octagonal medallion on a red ground

Carpet fragment, Egypt, Cairo, late 15th/early 16th century. Wool, goat hair?; knotted pile; 240 x 210 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1965.49.1. Museum purchase.

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Mattress or Pillow Fragment from Algeria

Post author By GW Museum
Post date September 10, 2021

Mattress of pillow fragment (detail), Algeria, Algiers, 19th/early 20th century. Linen or cotton, silk; plain weave, embroidery, twill weave; 112 x 47 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1964.9.6. Museum purchase.

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Chessboard Carpet from Egypt

Post author By GW Museum
Post date August 6, 2021

Chessboard carpet, Egypt or Turkey, 16th century. Wool; asymmetrical knotted pile, depressed warps; 207 x 140 cm. The Textile Museum Collection R34.34.3. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1925.