Collection Stories

From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Lia Cook’s “Coptic Manga”

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Post date December 18, 2020

Lia Cook (American, b. 1942), “Coptic Manga” (detail), 2012. Cotton and rayon, handwoven on a TC1 (digital Jacquard loom), 206 x 127 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2017.17.1. Anonymous gift. © Lia Cook.

All Indigenous Americas

Huipil from Oaxaca

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Post date December 11, 2020

Huipil; Mexico, Oaxaca, San Felipe Usila; 20th century. Cotton, ribbon, rickrack, lace; plain and gauze weave; 99 x 69 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1984.7.2. Purchased with funds provided by the Latin American Research Fund.

All Europe

Skirt Border from Crete

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Post date December 4, 2020

Skirt border, Crete, 17th century. Linen, cotton, silk; balanced plain weave, embroidery; 40 x 71 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 81.53A. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers before 1929.

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Hat from Cameroon

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Post date November 27, 2020

Man’s hat (ashetu), Cameroon, 20th century. Feathers, cotton?; looping; 22 x 17 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2017.14.8. Gift of Gail Martin.

All East Asia

Miao Baby Carrier from China

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Post date November 20, 2020

Baby carrier; China, Guizhou Province, Taijiang County, Geyi Township; Miao people; 20th century. Cotton, silk; embroidered, assembled; 126 x 79 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2015.8.164. Bea Roberts Collection of Chinese Minority Textiles.