Multicolored sash with fringed ends. Weft is white. Cotton. Vertical stripes from center out are in sequence: red white black black white ( white yellow ) ( yellow green \ over/under technique / green white / creates "checkerboard" \ white green ) (…
Multi-colored (yellow/green/red/white/black/blue) sash with fringed ends. Weft is dark green. Cotton. Stripes are all vertical in sequence (from center pair to edge): green/blue -> white -> red -> yellow -> black -> yellow -> blue -> yellow -> blue…
One Mien bridal sash of white cotton with needlework embroidery. The narrower embroidered ends are edged with green-couched-in-silver thread. The multi-colored embroidery is arranged in 6 rows of horizontal/vertical stitch which follows the warp and…
Plain weave indigo fabric with an embroidered panel at each end. Embroidery includes chain stitch stem stitch and back stitch in magenta purple yellow and beige. Embroidered motifs are like snowflakes and flowers. Embroidered panels measure 33.5" x…
Laotian handwoven cotton cloth strip in royal colors; black warp and weft along one side, red weft on side with supplementary weft design (supplementary weft in shiny white, blue, yellow, green, and black);
Sarong Ikat sarong - Indonesia Brown and blue wool ikat. Has white embroidery but design damaged from moths. Tag reads: "Rare ikat sarong 'tupis' from village of Bintu Han in South Sumatra Indo $500" (tag removed).
Javanese cotton batik sarong with bird and flower motif. Machine woven plain weave cotton beige colored with brown rust dark blue and light blue dyes. The fabric has been folded in half and machine stitched along one side to form a tube skirt. The…
An anthology on immigrants from India. One story is on the pecking order of immigrants in this country, another is on Indians who returned from America to discover they are foreigners.
Sari Polyester machine woven length of cloth; teal blue with gold metallic thread. Warp threads are teal and weft threads are black. Selvedge edges are decorated with 4 1/2 inch wide floral motif bands of gold metallic thread. An ovoid floral motif…
