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The court of judgement of Tewodros II, painting by an unknown artist

During the twentieth century, depictions of the court of jud…
The story of King Solomon and Queen Sheba, painting by Afewerq Mangesha

The story of King Solomon and Queen Sheba of Ethiopia is a p…
Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, painting by an unknown artist

Emperor Menelik II is one of Ethiopia’s most famous emperors…
Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the life of Bishop Selama, painting by an unknown artist

Ethiopia has a very long and rich tradition of painting. As …
Inca cotton khipu

The word khipu comes from the Quechua (native Andean languag…
Inca tapestry

The coat of arms at the centre of the tapestry is European b…
Appliqué hanging for the doorway of a tent

This canvas-backed appliqué hanging was designed in two halv…
Cotton and felt gown (kusaibi)

This gown is made of narrow indigo-dyed strips with hand-sew…
Cotton hammock

The Mende weavers devised this type of woven hammock, mboma…
Dress

Dresses decorated with rich embroidery and patchwork in vibr…
Mud cloth (bogolanfini)

Mud cloths ( bogolanfini ) are a distinctive fabric made by …
Silk and cotton textile

Such cloths, tanshifa , were reserved for ceremonial occasio…
Woman's chemise from a festive costume

Traditional costume in the Balkans used to consist of the sa…
Batik sarong

Although decorating textiles with a batik technique is well-…
Ikat-dyed cotton cloth

The island of Sumba is famous for its production of warp ika…
The Battle of Adwa, painting by an unknown artist

This painting shows a scene from the Battle of Adwa, fought …
Abalone shell and glass necklace

The necklace is composed of fourteen plaques of abalone shel…
Chant Avedissian, an appliquéd cotton wall hanging

Chant Avedissian (born 1951) made this textile when working …
Coat

Coats like this were the main item of clothing worn by women…
Coat dress

This coat dress ( jillayeh ) was worn by Beit Dajan brides d…
Cotton dress with elaborate embroidery (asherah nahuak)

Marriage celebrations create a specific need for particular …
Cotton textile

When the Portuguese began to explore the Guinea coast in the…
Dress

This is an extremely fine example of the distinctive dress o…
Feather cape

This feather cape illustrates the difficulties in accurate i…
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…
Quilted cotton horse armour

In the armies of the great empires in the savannah regions t…
Salt bag

The Baluchi are a nomadic people, and consequently their bel…
Silk dancing dress

This silk dress is part of a costume that would have been wo…
Woman's shawl (bakhnuq)

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

In Mahdia, cotton tunics ( qmajja tawaliy ) are worn today a…
Embroidered girl's jacket

This jacket is made of a striped handwoven textile. It is li…
Ikat-dyed blanket (pua)

The Iban live in the central regions of Borneo and nowadays …
Woman's sleeveless dress

This woman's dress was made by one of the Karen people from …
Balinese sacred cloth

This Balinese sacred cloth or geringsing was produced using …
Folded silk jacket

This jacket was made by women of the Miao (also known as the…
Jubba, a cotton tunic with appliqué panels

There was increasing unrest in the nineteenth century in the…
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…
Wooden spear thrower (atlatl)

This Mexica spear thrower is called an atlatl in Nahuatl, th…
Koh Ah Bah, Paper effigies

Replicas of motorbikes, telephones, money and other symbols …
Humayun's garden party, a painting in gouache and gold on cotton

Temporarily ousted from his throne by rebellious forces, Hum…
The prophet Elijah rescuing Hamza's nephew, Prince Nur ad-Dahr, a painting in gouache on cotton

The Hamzanama ('Book of Hamza'), is a heroic romance about t…
Panel of embroidery

The panel is an example of English embroidery known as opus …
Sword of Justice

Just as swords have come to stand as symbols of power, majes…
The Branko belt

This beautiful textile takes its name from the Cyrillic lett…
One hundred bird coat

This coat was made by women of the Miao (also known as the H…
Money hat

This headdress or 'money hat' ( wuqayat al-darahem ) was mad…
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…