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Tent Panel from Mali

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Post date May 22, 2020

Black and white checkerboard patterned textile with sporadic designs in red

Tent panel (arkilla jenngo) (detail); West Africa, Mali; 1940s. Cotton, wool; plain weave, weft floating patterned, slit-tapestry weave; 439 x 131 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1977.23.2. Gift of Phyllis C. Kane.

All Indigenous Americas

Poncho from Peru’s Ica Valley

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Post date May 8, 2020

Colorful poncho with bird and geometric designs

Poncho, Peru, found on the south coast, Ica Valley, 1400-1570. Cotton (warp), camelid hair (weft); dovetailed tapestry weave; 259 x 137 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1969.43.1. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Francis Robicsek.

All Southeast Asia

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.