04 May 2008

Ikat pillowsham from India


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Ikat pillowsham from India


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Modern applique wallhanging from India (Gujarat)


[HH] This modern wallhanging is made of pieces of used items such as saddle blankets. It is from Gujarat, India.

24 February 2008

25 January 2008

Sari from India


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Beaded purse from Pakistan


"I received this beaded purse as a thank you gift from the partner of the Pakistani Fulbright scholar who visited our campus during the fall of 2007." [SDH]

Embroidered shawl from Pakistan


"I received this beautiful embroidered shawl from the partner of a visiting Fulbright scholar from Pakistan as a thank you gift. They visited our campus during the fall of 2007." [SDH]

Shawl from Nagaland (India)



[HH] This shawl is very old, perhaps a hundred years old. It is decorated with white shells.

Printed cloth from India


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Embroidered shawl from Kashmir


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Bag from China


"This is a detail of a brocade bag that I bought in Shanghai while I was in Asia recruiting international students for our university." [MW]