Weavers, Tomb of Khnumhotep

362-187Hopi woven belt, faja (TK); wool; l. 239 cm., w. 9 cm.; ca. 1880.\Such belts were usually used by women to secure their dress, but on ceremonial occasions men adopted these ...

674-3, 6°Kachina dance sash (in two halves); ta-kun-i-kwi-kya-tsi-napa, or kâkâthléom (TK); cotton, wool, pigments; l. 102 cm. (without fringe), w. 26.5 cm.; ca. 1880.‖ The oldest ...

In 1790 two Edinburgh weavers succeeded in weaving an ‘imitation of the Indians’: a convincing copy of the shawls from Kashmir. This marked the beginning of a flourishing industry,...

A men's cloth (hinggi), consisting of two weaves sewn together. On the cloth are skull trees and horses. The central band shows the 'patola ratu' motif, a motif inspired by the pat...