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Dyed handspun wool textile, woven by Barbara Jean Teller Ornelas

The Navajo became sheep-herders after the Spanish arrived in…
Pouch edged with white beads, belonging to Josiah Francis, or Hilis Hadjo

This pouch was taken to London by Hilis Hadjo, or Josiah Fra…
Fragment of a multi-coloured woollen rug

Ancient rugs are rarely found in Egypt. This example is pres…
Coat dress

This coat dress ( jillayeh ) was worn by Beit Dajan brides d…
Deerskin pouch

The skin of the deer was dyed black with walnut or iron, and…
Gelede mask of a European

Gelede is one of the Yoruba's three major masking traditions…
Jacket

This woman's jacket ( taqsireh ) is made from red woollen br…
Purple wampum belt

Wampum consists of small cylindrical beads, often about 5-7 …
Reed wall (zirb) from a bedouin tent

The reed wall ( zirb ) was used to create a draught-free are…
Salt bag

The Baluchi are a nomadic people, and consequently their bel…
Tapestry woven woollen tunic

In rural areas of North Africa weaving is done by women, usi…
Woman's shawl (bakhnuq)

The range of textiles produced throughout North Africa share…
Woman's sleeveless coat

This coat ( klashnik ) is part of a particular style of cost…
Wool cloth bed cover (shaffi)

This type of wool cloth is called a shaffi and was used as a…
Wool dress

Crow women decorated wool dresses with elk teeth and carved …
Woollen floor rug (sofreh)

This type of rug, called a sofreh , comes from Baluchistan i…
Rag doll

This doll is fairly well-proportioned, and has a head and a …
Textile showing Artemis and Actaeon

During the Coptic period textiles for clothing, wall hanging…
Textile with Erotes figures in a boat

The design on this textile, perhaps a wall hanging or rug, i…
Cloak of kiwi feathers (Kahu kiwi)

Maori cloaks with feather decoration may not have been popul…
Crocodile mask

Mabuiag is one of the many islands of the Torres Strait Isla…
Hooded cloak of wool and goat's hair

The design of costume worn in the rural areas of the Maghrib…
Jubba, a cotton tunic with appliqué panels

There was increasing unrest in the nineteenth century in the…
Kaitaka cloak

Maori weaving has always been the skilled work of women, who…
Man's festive costume

Men's traditional costumes in former Yugoslavia were often f…
Pair of felt tent bags

Felt is a highly versatile fabric. It has been made and used…
Woman's festive costume

The Karakacani people were traditionally nomadic sheep and g…
Woman's ground squirrel parka, made by Mrs James Kanuk

Among the Yup'ik of south-west Alaska, traditional style wom…
One hundred bird coat

This coat was made by women of the Miao (also known as the H…
Woman's festive costume

The traditional costumes from Bitola and the surrounding are…
Woman's festive costume

This traditional woman's costume features a saya , a coat us…