Artworks

Maya

Cotton; plain weave formed by paired warps and wefts; with supplementary brocading wefts in cotton and silk floss · 1930

F. Schumacher & Co

Silk, wild silk and gold gilt strip wound around silk and wild silk fiber core, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill interlacing and self-patterned by ground wefts tied by supplementary binding warps in plain weave backed by twill interlacing · 1928

F. Schumacher & Co

Silk, wild silk, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill interlacing and self-patterned by ground wefts tied by supplementary binding warps in plain weave backed by twill interlacing · 1928

Ewe

20 strips of cotton, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and bands of weft-faced weave on warp groupings of four warps; pieced · 1925

Ewe

Pieced of 15 strips of cotton, warp striped plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts and self-patterned by bands of ground weft-floats · 1925

Ewe

Pieced of 12 strips of cotton, warp stripe plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts and self-patterned by bands of ground weft-floats · 1925

Ewe

.1: Pieced of 15 strips of cotton, warp striped plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts and self-patterned by bands of ground weft-floats .2: Pieced of 12 strips of cotton, warp striped plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts and self-patterned by bands of ground weft-floats · 1925

Asante

Silk, cotton, and rayon, 27 narrow woven strips of plain weave with bands of weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave and bands of plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; joined · 1925

Yoruba

Cotton and rayon, fourteen strips of weft-band plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1925

Asante

Cotton, sixteen narrow woven strips of warp-stripe, warp-faced plain weave, some with bands of weft-faced plain weave and warp-faced plain weave with discontinuous supplementary patterning warps and supplementary brocading wefts; pieced · 1925

Fulani

Bands of cotton and wool, weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave, plain weave with paired warp, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and bands of slit tapestry weave · 1925

Mru Chin

Outer panels: cotton, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embellished with discontinuous supplementary wrapping elements; ends embroidered with cotton and wool in buttonhole stitches; couching; center panel: cotton and silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; seam embroidered with cotton and wool in scroll stitches; couching · 1920

Henry Bertrand & Cie.

Silk, and gilt-and silvered-metal-strip -wrapped cotton, plain weave with creped warps and wefts, and supplementary brocading wefts · 1920

Mru Chin

Cotton, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with band of supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; embellished by discontinuous supplementary wrapping elements; beaded selvage fringe of cotton, glass beads and seed pods, some terminating in pompoms · 1915

François Vernay

Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and self-patterning ground wefts and brocading wefts · 1914

Khumi Chin

Cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; embroidered with cotton and wool in double running and looping stitches; edges embellished with cotton, glass and wood or seed bead fringe terminating in silk tassels · 1901

Ida Ou Nadif

Wool and cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; extended warp fringe bundles, finished with oblique interlacing border; wool tassels, tops embroidered with buttonhole stitches; henna dyed · 1901

Nupe

Cotton and rayon, warp-stripe, weft-band plain weave with paired warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; warp fringe; two widths joined · 1901

Asante

Rayon, weft-faced plain weave with supplementary and brocading weft patterning · 1901

Nupe

Cotton and rayon, warp-faced, warp-striped plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; main warp fringe; two widths joined · 1901

Maya

Cotton and wool, stripes of plain weave and plain weave derived float weave with brocading wefts; plaited warp fringe · 1901

Maya

Cotton and silk floss; plain weave; with supplementary brocading and patterning wefts; three panels joined · 1901

Maya

Cotton and silk floss; plain weave formed by single warp, double and triple wefts; with supplementary brocading and patetrning wefts; neck opening embroidered in buttonhole stitch in silk floss; two widths joined · 1901

Maya

Cotton and silk, plain weave with patterning and brocading wefts and bands of warp chevron twill weave; joined with cotton and silk in double running stitches · 1901