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  Accession Number

  1982/2.59

  Title

  Pieced quilt in variable star pattern with saw-tooth border

  Artist

  Anonymous American

  Artist Nationality

  American

  Medium and Support

  cotton

  Object Creation Date

  1840s

  Creation Place 1

  North and Central America (continent)

  Creation Place 2

  United States (nation)

  Century

  19th century

  Credit Line

  Gift of Helen E. Tanner

  Dimensions

  71 cm x 180 cm (27 15/16 in. x 70 7/8 in.)

  Primary Object Classification

  Textile

  Primary Object Type

  quilt

  Primary Keywords

  borders (ornament areas)

  cotton (fiber)

  quilts

  stars

  Secondary Keywords

  bed coverings

  bedcovers

  coverings and hangings

  coverings and hangings by location or context

  coverings and hangings by specific type

  coverings and hangings for furniture

  coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur

  descriptors

  design elements

  fiber

  fiber and fiber products

  furnishings

  furnishings by form or function

  materials

  materials by form

  materials by physical form

  motifs

  natural element motifs

  natural fiber

  objects we use

  ornament areas

  plant fiber

  Rights

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  Accession Number

  1983/1.95

  Title

  Hat with hair points

  Artist

  African, Cameroon, Tikar

  Artist Nationality

  Cameroon

  Medium and Support

  cotton and dye

  Object Creation Date

  20th century

  Creation Place 1

  Africa (continent)

  Creation Place 2

  Cameroon (nation)

  Century

  20th century

  Credit Line

  Gift of Meryl Pinsof-Platt

  Dimensions

  17.5 cm x 22 cm (6 7/8 in. x 8 11/16 in.)

  Primary Object Classification

  Costume and Costume Accessory

  Primary Object Type

  hat

  Label Copy

  This cotton cap is knitted in one piece.

  Primary Keywords

  cotton (fiber)

  cotton (textile)

  hair

  hats

  Secondary Keywords

  accessories worn on the head

  animal material

  clothing

  costume

  costume accessories

  costume accessories worn

  descriptors

  fiber

  fiber and fiber products

  fiber products

  hair and hair components

  headgear

  keratinous material

  materials

  materials by form

  materials by origin

  materials by physical form

  natural fiber

  objects

  objects we use

  plant fiber

  textile materials

  textile materials by composition or origin

  Rights

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  Accession Number

  1984/1.258

  Title

  Tent Hanging

  Artist

  African, Tuareg

  Artist Nationality

  Malian

  Medium and Support

  Woven wool, camel hair and cotton

  Object Creation Date

  ca.1920's

  Creation Place 1

  Africa (continent)

  Creation Place 2

  Mali (nation)

  Century

  20th century

  Credit Line

  Gift of Denise Miner Stanford

  Dimensions

  454.7 cm x 149.2 cm (179 in. x 58 3/4 in.)

  Primary Object Classification

  Textile

  Primary Object Type

  tapestry

  Label Copy

  The Tuareg are traditionally nomadic and use these cloths to cover and decorate tent interiors. The typical cloth is composed of several narrow strips of cloth sewn selvedge to selvedge.

  Primary Keywords

  cotton (fiber)

  hangings

  tent

  tents

  wool (hair)

  Secondary Keywords

  animal material

  buildings and the land

  coverings and hangings

  coverings and hangings by general type

  demountable buildings

  descriptors

  fiber

  fiber and fiber products

  furnishings

  furnishings by form or function

  hair

  hair and hair components

  hair by form

  keratinous material

  materials

  materials by form

  materials by origin

  materials by physical form

  natural fiber

  objects we use

  plant fiber

  portable buildings

  single built works

  single built works by design

  single built works by specific type

  Rights

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