Collection Stories

From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Tapestry Fragment from Belgium

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Post date June 14, 2023

Detail of a tapestry featuring a boy holding an instrument to his mouth surrounded by foliage

Textile fragment, Belgium, 17th century. Wool, linen; tapestry weave; 30 x 38 cm. The Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-0442b.

All South Asia

Horse Headcover from India

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Post date May 24, 2023

Detail of a colorful textile covered in small, circular mirrors and embroidery with two small holes next to one another

Ceremonial horse headcover; India, Gujarat, Saurashtra region; 19th century. Cotton, applied mirrors, silk floss; chain-stitch embroidery, interlacing; 40 x 41 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1983.42.17. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Smith, Jr.

All East Asia

Dong Shoes from China

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Post date May 10, 2023

Side view of a pointed, flat shoe with bright embroidery covering the top, front portion of the shoe

Shoes; China, Guizhou Province, Qiandongnan Region; Dong people; 20th century. Cotton, silk; embroidered, assembled; 8 x 26 x 7 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2015.8.230a-b. The Bea Roberts Collection of Chinese Minority Textiles

All Indigenous Americas

Coca Bag from Bolivia

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Post date April 26, 2023

Detail of a woven textile with red, green, lavender and dark brown vertical stripes

Bag; Bolivia, dept. La Paz, prov. Pacajes, Achiri area; 20th century. Wool; warp-faced plain weave and complementary warp weave; 15 x 15 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1985.27.29. Meadowcroft Bolivian Textile Collection.

All Contemporary

Dilyara Kaipova’s “Scream (Red)”

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Post date April 12, 2023

Detail of a textile with an orange background and a row of three ghoulish faces woven into the fabric in black and white

Dilyara Kaipova (Uzbekistan, b. 1967), “Scream (Red),” 2016. Cotton, bound warp resist dye, 132 x 173 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 2021.9.1. Gift of Raushan Sapar. © Courtesy of Sapar Contemporary and the artist.