From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Southeast Asia

Scarf from the Philippines

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Post date October 2, 2020

Scarf (pañuelo), Philippines, 19th century. Piña fiber; plain weave, embroidery, drawn thread work; 50 x 119 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1996.18.15. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Wagner White.

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Altar Cloth from Java

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Post date September 18, 2020

Altar cloth (tok wi); Indonesia, Java; 20th century. Cotton, batik, 107 x 104 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2008.4.3. Gift of George K. Crozer IV.

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Sacred Wrapper from Indonesia

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Post date August 21, 2020

Sacred wrapper (kamben cepuk), Indonesia (Bali or Nusa Penida), Balinese people, 20th century. Cotton; weft-faced plain weave, weft ikat; 220 x 79 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1961.8.8. Museum purchase.

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Skirt from Laos

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Post date July 10, 2020

Skirt (phaa sin), Laos, Oudomsai Province, Lue people, 19th century. Cotton, silk; interlocked tapestry weave, supplementary weft; 92 x 64 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1992.41.1. Ruth Lincoln Fisher Memorial Fund.

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Headcloth from the Philippines

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Post date March 27, 2020
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Rectangular cloth with concentric framing schemes showing diamond patterns

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.