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Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-8558, described as Fabric, cotton, woven, pattern of blue, red, and white stripe ending in fringe, 49 cm. wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-21553, described as Sari; L=554 cm x W=108 cm; plainweave; Kashmiri loom patterned fabric; pink warp and weft; red and turquoise striped selvages; large patterned area of light turquoise background with multicolored double interlock discontinuous weft paisley & floral designs bordered by a pink band & a multicolored geometric (diamonds) band on each side; opposite end from designs (worn inside) has broad brown weft band with 3 narrow blue stripes and 4 narrow brown weft stripes;

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 18-1054, described as Skirt, woman's; continuous circular strip of cloth with seam; 'ikat' method; central design of geometric shapes and hooks [handwritten: or diffuse geometric forms] is bounded by lengthwise multicolored bands (red, green, black, yellow, brown); 52 cm. l.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-21486, described as Sari; lightweight plain weave; discontinuous supplemental weft design motifs; warp and weft stripes; supplemental warp designs; light aqua with dark aqua upper and lowe warp edges and end panel; bright red/pink and white decorative floral motifs on dark aqua front panel devided by red/pink double lines; main motifs have 5 white diamonds in center L=409cm x W-100cm

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 10-3256, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-14580, described as Cloth, wraparound, cotton, "leso" or khanga." Black, red, and white with rows of circular, floral, elliptical, curvilinear, and teardrop designs. "No, RR-15145. Rivatex Eldoret- Made in Kenya" is printed in opposite corners. Length 3.36 meters, width 1.13 meters. Factory made for women. It should be cut in 2 pieces, 1 around body and 1 over head, especially when praying. Traditional colors of black, red, and white are still worn by Pate women but now all colors are worn. Swahili sayings are often printed on hem. Cost USD $7.14 [at collection date 1984].

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-16701, described as tie-dyed fabric; fabric yardage; 2 panels joined together w/ raffia "thread". tie-dyed (indigo). alternating star burst and triple 'X' patterns enclosed by square borders. both motifs have small dots of white in the background. squares about 27 cm. dying threads still fully or partially in place. solid border decorated w/ dots on both ends.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-28107, described as Two widths sewn together. Cotton, silk. Plain weave, brocaded, four tassels. Red ground, pin striped with blue, varicolored designs. Animal and floral motives. 28.25 inches x 27.5 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-10870, described as cloth; 'Kente' cloth, 9 varicolored narrow woven strips of mixed fibers sewn together; 93.5 x 155 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-29960, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave; two-faced supp. weft brocading; two pieces joined with randa; one end loom-finished, other end is cut and hand-hemmed. Tassel sewn to each corner of textile; each tassel is 24" long. 89 cm x 86.5 cm. Native name/meaning: Tzute, hombre/Man's headcloth. Materials, techniques: Cotton: 2 singles red; 2 two-ply red and black; 1 two-ply in purple; 5 two-ply in multicolors. Context of use: Donated by Brian Tapp in memory of Rodolfo Alvarez Farfan. Extra rod sheds have been added to facilitate faster supp. weft brocading; this creates vertical ridges; a double randa joins two pieces; tassels at corners are done in maroon, with two puffed rings spaced evenly apart near the corners of the cloth.

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