Collection Stories

From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

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.

All Indigenous Americas

Wall Hanging from Peru

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Post date September 25, 2020

Wall hanging; Peru, south highlands; c. 1675-1700. Cotton, camelid hair, silk; interlocked tapestry weave; 177 x 166 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 91.504. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1951.

All Southeast Asia

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.

Africa All

Wrapper from Ghana

Post author By GW Museum
Post date September 11, 2020

Brown textile with geometric designs organized in columns

Adinkra wrapper, Ghana, Akan people, mid-20th century. Cotton; printed, embroidered; 116 x 31 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1970.18.1. Gift of Franklin H. Williams.

All East Asia

Qing Dynasty Jacket from China

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Post date September 4, 2020

Woman’s jacket, China, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820), 18th century. Silk; satin weave, supplementary-warp pile, voided. 113 x 124 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2007.13.1. Donated by Elizabeth Ickes.