object

Ceremonial huipil

Cultures & Traditions

Weaving Ranks & Status in Iban Society

In Focus

Sacred textile (mawa') depicting tadpoles and water buffalo

Materials & Techniques

Lienzo

Materials & Techniques

Kente: Process

Materials & Techniques

Heading

In Focus

Shroud or ceremonial hanging (Papori to Noling)

Materials & Techniques

Supplementary-Weft Patterning

Materials & Techniques

Float copy

In Focus

Man's shoulder or hip cloth (hinggi)

In Focus

Skirt (lawo butu), 1990.205

In Focus

Ceremonial textile (pua) with brooding giant (gajah meram)

Materials & Techniques

Tapestry Join

Materials & Techniques

Weft-Faced

Materials & Techniques

Complementary-Warp Weave

In Focus

Ceremonial cloth (tampan), 1990.201

In Focus

Ceremonial cloth (tampan), 1983.76

Materials & Techniques

Plain Weave

Materials & Techniques

Warp-Faced

object

Brocaded Rectangular Panel of Virgin and Child

object

Gold, White and Pink Table Runner

object

Fragment from Red and Gold Brocade Panel

Materials & Techniques

Stick Shuttle

Materials & Techniques

Featherwork

object

Bag

object

Pincushion to Serve as Fetish

Materials & Techniques

Ikat

Materials & Techniques

Cross-Knit Looping

Materials & Techniques

Chain Warp Loops

Materials & Techniques

Teasel

In Focus

Ceremonial cloth (pua) with shields aslant (simbang terabai)

Materials & Techniques

Roller Bar

Materials & Techniques

Walking Wheel

Materials & Techniques

Pile

Materials & Techniques

Selvedge

object

Mirror

object

Tree of Hours (L'albero delle ore)

In Focus

Woman's tubular garment (tais feto)

Materials & Techniques

Tenter

Materials & Techniques

Gauze Weave