Dress from China

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Dress from China

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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]

Camel Hair Rug from Kyrgyzstan

This small camel hair rug from Kyrgyzstan depicts a mountain scene with a hut and several domestic animals, two horses and a sheep, in the foreground. It was recently given to me by a woman from Kazahkstan whose American husband is a tobacco merchant working in Central Asia. [SDH]