From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Southeast Asia

Ceremonial Textile from Bali

Post author By GW Museum
Post date April 30, 2021

Ceremonial textile (lamak) (detail); Indonesia, Bali; early 20th century. Silk, metallic thread; supplementary weft weave; 68 x 16 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-0822.

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Yao Hat from Thailand

Post author By GW Museum
Post date February 5, 2021

Hat, Thailand, Yao people, 20th century. Cotton, aluminum discs; cross-stitch embroidery; 14 x 22 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2017.3.1. Gift of Gretchen Primack.

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Scarf from the Philippines

Post author By GW Museum
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

Post author By GW Museum
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

Post author By GW Museum
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.