Collection Stories

From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Mantle from Côte d’Ivoire

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Post date February 26, 2021

Mantle (detail); West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire; Baule people; 1960-69. Cotton; warp-faced plain weave, warp ikat, discontinuous supplementary weft patterning; 161 x 107 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1968.9.2. Gift of Morton D. May.

Wall Hanging from Egypt

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Post date February 19, 2021

Textile hanging with Nereids and sea creatures, Egypt, 4th-6th century. Wool, linen; tapestry weave; 212 x 162 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1.48. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1950.

All Islamic World

Fragment from Iran

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Post date February 12, 2021

Textile fragment (detail), Iran, Safavid dynasty, Shah Abbas I period (1588-1629), 16th-17th century. Silk, double cloth, 31 x 16 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 3.280. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1947.

All Southeast Asia

Yao Hat from Thailand

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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.

All Indigenous Americas

Tunic from the Wari Empire

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Post date January 29, 2021

Textile with colorful geometric designs on orange

Tunic (detail); Peru, found on the south coast, Monte Grande; Huari style; c. 850-950. Camelid hair; interlocked tapestry weave; 102 x 108 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1962.28.1. Museum purchase.