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Repeating design of scattered fishes in blues, gold and rust on a white ground.

Textile, Poisson, 1955
cotton.
Gift of Fuller Fabrics Corp..
1956-45-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Component "a" is a length of batik fabric with large flower and vine motif in green-blue, brown, gold, white, dark blue, and red on black ground. Some petals and leaves feature small white dots, herringbone pattern, or other small filler details. Components "b-f" are color swatches.

Textile, Bunga
cotton.
1990-13-4-a/f

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Panel of printed cotton batiste with a scene of three women carrying fruit and fish to a table near a window; the table has fruit and a goblet and carafe. Printed in dark brown, reddish brown and tan on an off-white ground. The style is inspired by Art Deco and Cubist painting.

Panel, Figures with Still Life, 1930
cotton.
Gift of Alfred Auerbach.
1970-44-1

This object was made by W. and J. Sloane.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Length of printed cotton with pinwheels of diamonds in bright colors on a white ground.

Textile, Punchinello, 1960
cotton.
Gift of Eddie Squires.
1993-70-1-a,b

This object was made by Edinburgh Weavers.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Field is a small scale all over floral pattern in diamond shaped units on a deep purple background; side borders are floral patterns; end borders are 4 pendant bands on dark red, rose and deep purple backgrounds.

Sarong (Thailand), 20th century
cotton.
Gift of Jacques Mohr.
1976-32-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Swirling lines like a "doodle". Grey on sheer white

Textile, Rapid II, 1982
cotton.
Gift of Borås Wäfveri AB.
1989-66-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Square headcloth (kain kepala) or carrying cloth in dark blue, light brown, and ivory. Field pattern can be divided into eight triangles with "sawat" motif (wings and tail of Garuda, mount of Vishnu) as well as "lar" motif (single wing of Garuda) among a dense flowering vine ("semen" motif). Very narrow outer border imitating fringe about 1.5cm wide.

Kain Kepala (headcloth) (Indonesia), 1900–1971
cotton.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-496

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A geometrical "ceplokkan motif", symmetrically arranged, covers the larger part of the sarong. One end is ornamented with the "tumpal" motif (row of isosceles triangles) and small floral designs. Narrow ornamental borders edge the four sides. Batiked in two shades of blue, light brown, and green (yellow over green).

Sarong (Indonesia), 1900–1968
cotton.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-135-94

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Blue with a pattern of overlapping diamonds and wide border at both ends.

Hanging (USA), 1935–71
cotton.
1974-48-17

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Yellowed cotton, possibly a long sarong (kain panjang), patterned in blue (faded) by unidentifiable plant forms and border at one end with "tumpal" motif (row of isosceles triangles) containing a plant on a vine.

Textile (Indonesia), early 20th century
cotton.
Gift of Alan L. Wolfe.
1969-50-14

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

White, loosely woven bouclé fabric screen printed with horizontal rows of birds walking, with a scattering of oblong flecks at which every other bird appears to peck. In black and brilliant blue-green.

This object was made by Eric Hand Prints.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Length of printed cotton resembling a stained glass window, with a repeating design of pincers and nails, two of the Instruments of Christ's Passion. In golden yellow, green-yellow, greens, browns and white, within a grid-like black framework.

Textile, Vitrail, 1955
cotton.
Gift of Fuller Fabrics Corp..
1956-45-4

This object was made by Fuller Fabrics.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Rectangular panel made up of two lengths of cloth stitched together. Design of wide and grouped narrow stripes, in indigo blue and red. The red stripes are patterned in warp ikat with geometric and floral forms reserved in white. The seven narrow black stripes on each skirt half are associated with the Greater Blossom or 'hubi ae' ancestral group.

Ei Raja (tube Skirt) (Indonesia), 1900–1969
cotton.
Gift of Clara Waldeck.
1969-170-15

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Square headcloth (kain kepala) or carrying cloth in red, blue, and cream. Plain red diamond center with white line design at edges and bordered in blue. Diamond surrounded by a red floral vine in on a herringbone ground. Narrow plain outer border in red and outer imitating fringe.

Kain Kepala (headcloth) (Indonesia), 1900–1971
cotton.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-497

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Length of printed cotton with an all-over repeating pattern of a small bird with a yellow back, brown breast, and heart-shaped red tail, on a ground of brushstrokes in taupe on an off-white ground.

Textile, Birds, 1955
cotton.
Gift of Fuller Fabrics Corp..
1956-45-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Rich impressionistic pattern with illusion of heavy brushstrokes, of a woman in amid foliage, in white, yellow, and green on a midnight blue ground.

Textile, Evening Enchantment, 1955
cotton.
Gift of Fuller Fabrics Corp..
1956-45-3

This object was made by Fuller Fabrics.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Field is covered with a small scale lattice enclosing a small flowering plant on a blue background. Side borders are floral patterns. End borders have four pendant bands one of them on a deep purple background and others on red. Very fine linear drawing using a resist and a mordant.

Sarong (Thailand), 19th–20th century
cotton.
Gift of Jacques Mohr.
1976-32-6

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Long, coarse cotton panel, probably a sarong, in rust, blue, and dark brown on cream ground. Two foliage borders followed by the head or 'kepala' of the piece with two rows of isosceles triangles facing each other ("tumpal" motif), then two-thirds of length (the body or 'badan') filled by stylized, diagonally-moving leaf and flower pattern.

Sarong (Indonesia), 1900–1960
cotton.
1960-190-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Batik square head cloth (kain kepala) with aAll-over pattern radiating from the center consisting of bird or fish-like figures, underwater-like plant forms, and the "sawat" motif (wings and tail of Garuda, mount of Vishnu) in light brown and ivory on a dark blue ground.

Head Cloth (Indonesia), 1900–1969
cotton.
Gift of Alan L. Wolfe.
1969-50-12

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Black and white bold rectangular shapes with black horizontals.

Hanging (USA), 1935–71
cotton.
1974-48-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A panel of glazed cotton, resist-printed, probably by a batik method known as cap (tjap) printing (wax resist applied by means of blocks inlaid with copper strips). Design is dark blue, light blue, and white, showing butterflies and birds in and around a large bouquet of twining flowers ("buketan" motif). Border is floral (a North Javanese batik innovation) with narrow outer edge of minute horizontal stripes. Two thirds of the piece (the body or 'badan') has a dark blue ground covered with white dots like grains of rice; the other third of the design (the head or 'kepala' ) has a plain dark blue ground. The birds, butterflies, and bouquet are in two shades of blue, filled in with white dots and lines.

Sarong (Indonesia), 1900–1957
cotton.
Gift of J. A. Lloyd Hyde.
1957-91-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Bedspread with a reproduction of an actual photograph of an American astronaut on spacewalk with spacecraft. Silk-screened in brown, orange and white with royal blue and white lunar surface in the background. Four corners are curved. Commemorates United States moon landing, July 20, 1969.

Bedcover, Apollo, 1970
cotton.
Gift of Shapiro & Son Bedspread Corp..
1970-27-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Batik long sarong (kain panjang) in blue and brown (indigo and soga-brown). Both "lar" (single wing of Garuda, mount of Vishnu) and "sawat" (double wing and tail of Garuda) motifs are used. Also contains stylized butterfly wings, caterpillars, and "ship of the dead" motif. On a foliate background of the "semen" group.

Kain Panjang (long Sarong) (Indonesia), 1900–1969
cotton.
Gift of Camila Hewitt in memory of her grandfather, Edward Ringwood Hewitt.
1969-141-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Long horizontal rectangular sarong (kain panjang) in blue and light brown features a repeat of a curving floral vine, birds, and other creatures. The ground is covered by thick tendrils. There are no borders.

Kain Panjang (long Sarong) (Indonesia), early 20th century
cotton.
1974-9-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A panel of glazed cotton, resist-printed, probably by a batik method known as cap (tjap) printing (wax resist applied by means of blocks inlaid with copper strips). Two-thirds of the piece (the body or 'badan') has diagonal bands filled with tiny zigzag striping alternating with bands of curving vines. This densely patterned area differs from the head or 'kepala' of the piece which shows large stems of flowers and butterflies (buketan motif) on a solid dark ground.

Sarong (Indonesia), 1900–1957
cotton.
Gift of J. A. Lloyd Hyde.
1957-91-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Bedspread with design of a log raft. Bird's eye view of the raft made of logs of three shades of brown, black and white, tied together by ropes, floating on a background of green-blue and white foaming water. Four corners are curved.

Bedcover, Log Raft on River, 1964
cotton.
Gift of Shapiro & Son Bedspread Corp..
1970-27-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Bedspread with a pattern of eight-sided (laterally and longitudinally symmetrical, but not radically symmetrical) geometric shapes alternating in rows, enclose whimsical signs of the zodiac in vivid yellow, pink, aqua, orange, puple, green, and brown on a background of dark blue. Zodiac signs are labled in white letters beneath each sign. Zodiac signs repeated within one maximum repeat which covers entire width of spread and approximately one half of the length. Repeats are placed directly above each other.

Bedcover, Zodiac, 1970
cotton.
Gift of Shapiro & Son Bedspread Corp..
1970-27-5

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Within a semi-circle frame, person in a large hat seated among cacti. Other cactus plants throughout the field. Red, green, brown, yellow, purple, and three shades of blue. Two horizontal bands of pattern at one end.

Panel (Indonesia), mid-20th century
cotton.
Bequest of Elinor Merrell.
1995-50-318

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Batik sarong with large scale floral pattern in blue, black, and natural on dark brown ground. Flowers are filled in with small patterns of repeating dots and lines. Red scalloped border on three sides of leaves and geometric patterns.

Sarong (Indonesia), 1900–1969
cotton.
1969-155-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Bedspread in red, grey, black and yellow of a Spitfire car which covers the entire surface of the bedspread on a black ground. Car conforms to the shape of the bed with an aerial view showing seats, steering wheel, etc. Two corners are curved. On license plate: "Spitfire, Spreadmobile, Designed by Mr. Sid™, Protected by U.S. & Foreign Patents. U.S. Pat. 3266063."

Bedcover, Spitfire, 1970
cotton.
Gift of Shapiro & Son Bedspread Corp..
1970-27-2

This object was made by Shapiro & Son Bedspread Corporation.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.

An abstract patterned batik textile in indigo and brown/rust colors with bold brush strokes and traditional fine dots.

Textile (Indonesia), 1970–79
cotton.
Gift of Mary Walker Phillips.
1996-137-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Textile (France)
cotton.
1958-8-3-d

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Panel of cotton batik printed in diagonally-arranged pattern of hook-shaped motif known as "parang tuding" in reddish brown and accented with blue dots on tan. Because it is arranged along a diagonal, the pattern falls in the "garis mirig" category. One weft band with black stripe surrounded by a thin red strip on each side visible under batiked pattern.

Textile (Indonesia), 20th century
cotton.
Gift of Frances Morris.
1951-111-19

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Square repeat of rectangles, each containing four feline animals in red-purple and light yellow.

Hanging (USA), 1935–71
cotton.
1974-48-7

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Sarong, cap (tjap) printed (using block to apply wax) and filled with canting (tjanting) (hand tool used to apply wax), in two shades of rust red and light blue. Printed with two design elements, to be seen horizontally: two-thirds of cloth (the body or 'badan') has white reserved ground with two repeats of an undulating arborescent branches bearing huge red flowers, blue foliage, and decorative birds. The remaining third (the head or 'kepala' ) has a red ground with large bouquet of grasses, leaves, flowers, several birds, and butterflies (buketan motif) in lighter red and reserved white. Wide scrolling floral bottom border (a North Javanese batik innovation) in reds with comb-teeth edging; top border narrow and stylized. Both selvedges present.

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Black flag with alternating squares of red and white forming a border. Flag depicts an all-female militia confronting a male intruder who reacts with fear to their presence. The two women closest to the intruder carry a flag and a drum while the others carry rifles and a machete. A small British flag appears in the upper left hand corner. The initials of the militia are embroidered along the bottom edge. The flag is fringed on three sides.

Asafo Flag (Ghana), before 1957
cotton.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. William Goulding and from General....
2009-2-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.