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Title

Panel of Bizarre Silk

Artist

Artist Unknown, France

Physical Description

This brilliant coral-colored silk features an elaborate brocaded pattern consisting of exuberant sprays of flowers in yellow, blue, white, and gold thread joined to bunches of fruit and other ornament woven with silver thread. The ground is enlivened by a damask pattern of more schematic vegetal and geometric ornament that echoes these dominant motifs.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1700-1715

Accession Number

1972/2.237

Medium and Support

silk, silver and gold threads

relevance

rank 19.88338

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

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Title

Wig Stuffed with Leaves

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Zulu peoples South Africa

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1983

Accession Number

1983/1.94

Medium and Support

woven cotton, paint and dry leaves

relevance

rank 19.58024

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

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Title

Hat with hair points

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Tikar

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1983/1.95

Medium and Support

cotton and dye

relevance

rank 17.69674

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

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descriptors

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Title

Seto ware tea caddy "Hitorine," named by Kobori Enshû (1579–1647)

Artist

Seto Shinbei

Physical Description

Small, brown, thinly potted container with ivory lid. It has a short neck and round shoulder; The dark glaze is randomly applied from shoulder to the middle of the body. The part at the bottom is unglazed. The bottom has no foot and unglazed. The lid is concaved from the rim toward the center knob.

Artist Life Dates

late 16th century - early 17th century

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1647

Accession Number

1954/1.532A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with mottled brown glaze, ivory lid

relevance

rank 17.56185

Secondary Keywords

animal material

bone

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tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Mud cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1986/1.198

Medium and Support

woven cotton

relevance

rank 17.53847

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Textile

Artist

African, Morocco

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.48

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 17.53847

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fabric

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Title

Man's Garment

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Fulani

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1983/2.195

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 17.39504

Secondary Keywords

costume by form

descriptors

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Title

Kimono

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Japanese kimono made with light pink color silk. It has silver sewings with pattern of flowers on it.

Accession Number

2010/1.313.1

Medium and Support

silk

relevance

rank 17.06023

Secondary Keywords

asian

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east asian

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Title

Silk underkimono with bokashi dye in large squares of aqua and white

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Silk crepe damask with alternating weaves in checkerboard design

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.394

Medium and Support

Silk crepe with twill geometric design

relevance

rank 16.85199

Secondary Keywords

costume

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Title

Textile

Artist

African, Morocco

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.46

Medium and Support

silk with metallic thread

relevance

rank 16.54169

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

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Title

Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)

Artist

African, Songhoi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1983/2.210.2

Medium and Support

embroidered cotton

relevance

rank 16.34560

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the legs or feet

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Title

Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)

Artist

African, Songhoi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1983/2.210.1

Medium and Support

embroidered cotton

relevance

rank 16.15054

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Patchwork Quilt

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1954/1.146

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 16.04623

Secondary Keywords

bed coverings

bedcovers

coverings and hangings

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Title

Quilt with Central Diamond Pattern

Artist

Anonymous Amish, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Physical Description

A black diamond in the center is positioned within a lavender square surrounded by a pink frame. The entire is surrounded by thick frame of black.

Century

early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

2000/2.321

Medium and Support

cotton and wool

relevance

rank 13.98071

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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