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Node Title: Unraveling Identity: Our Textiles, Our Stories Node Id: 359
File Name: Unraveling-Identity_2002_5_1_SCAN_PR_2.jpg
Alt: Embroidered Kazakh man’s coat, Uzbekistan
Title: Embroidered Kazakh man’s coat, Uzbekistan
Caption: Embroidered Kazakh man’s coat, Uzbekistan, Tashkent(?), second half of the 19th century. Fur, doeskin, silk, cotton, 51 x 89 in. The Textile Museum 2002.5.1. Gift of Caroline McCoy-Jones.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1962-30-1.jpg
Alt: Man’s tunic, Peru
Title: Man’s tunic, Peru
Caption: Man’s tunic, Peru, Wari style, 8th–9th century. Cotton and camelid hair, 41.6 x 43.1 in. The Textile Museum 1962.30.1. Museum purchase.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1991-32-1.jpg
Alt: Sarung, Indonesia
Title: Sarung, Indonesia
Caption:
Sarung, Indonesia, Indonesian Chinese (Peranakan), 19th century. Cotton, 76 x 41 in. The Textile Museum 1991.32.1. Gift of Mary Jane and Sanford Bloom.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_51-29_AB.jpg
Alt: Imperial insignia roundels, China
Title: Imperial insignia roundels, China
Caption: Imperial insignia roundels, China, late 18th to early 19th century. Silk, metal-wrapped yarns; diameter: 4.9 in. The Textile Museum 51.29a and b. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1931.

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Alt: Embroidered panel, Caucasus
Title: Embroidered panel, Caucasus
Caption: Embroidered panel, Caucasus, possibly Karabagh, 18th–19th century. Cotton, silk, 152 X 125 cm. The Textile Museum 2.18. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1952. Photo by Renee Comet.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1985-12-15.jpg
Alt: Sarung, Indonesia
Title: Sarung, Indonesia
Caption:
Sarung, Indonesia, Java, Indramayu (?), Javanese people, mid-20th century. Cotton, 78.8 x 43.7 in. The Textile Museum 1985.12.15. Gift of Mary Jane and Sanford Bloom.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1983-65-2_Back.jpg
Alt: Fireman’s Coat (back), Japan
Title: Fireman’s Coat (back), Japan
Caption: Fireman’s Coat (back), Japan, late Edo period, first half 19th century. Cotton, 46.3 x 37.5 in. The Textile Museum 1983.65.2. Ruth Lincoln Fisher Memorial Fund.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1980-13-2.jpg
Alt: Ceremonial camel trapping, Central Asia
Title: Ceremonial camel trapping, Central Asia
Caption:
Ceremonial camel trapping (Asmalyk), Tekke people, Central Asia, Turkmenistan, 19th century. Wool, 50 x 32.5 in. The Textile Museum 1980.13.2. Gift of Arthur D. Jenkins.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1985_33_288_front.jpg
Alt: Empress or empress dowager’s surcoat (long Gua), worn during wedding celebrations, China
Title: Empress or empress dowager’s surcoat (long Gua), worn during wedding celebrations, China
Caption:
Empress or empress dowager’s surcoat (long Gua), worn during wedding celebrations, China, late 19th century. Silk, metal-wrapped yarns, 46.9 x 63.9 in. The Textile Museum 1985.33.288. Gift of The Florence Eddowes Morris Collection, Goucher College.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1985_33_288_back_detail1.jpg
Alt: Detail of empress or empress dowager’s surcoat, China
Title: Detail of empress or empress dowager’s surcoat, China
Caption:
Empress or empress dowager’s surcoat (long Gua) (detail), worn during wedding celebrations, China, late 19th century. Silk, metal-wrapped yarns, 46.9 x 63.9 in. The Textile Museum 1985.33.288. Gift of The Florence Eddowes Morris Collection, Goucher College.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1982-37-2_edited.jpg
Alt: Hip wrapper (Tapis), Indonesia
Title: Hip wrapper (Tapis), Indonesia
Caption:
Hip wrapper (Tapis), Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung Paminggir people, 19th century. Cotton, silk yarns, 50 x 47.3 in. The Textile Museum 1982.37.2. Ruth Lincoln Fisher Fund.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_91_504_det5.jpg
Alt: Table cover or wall hanging (detail), Peru
Title: Table cover or wall hanging (detail), Peru
Caption: Table cover or wall hanging (detail), Peru, south highlands, last quarter of the 17th century. Cotton, camelid hair, silk, 68.9 x 64.2 in. The Textile Museum 91.504. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1951.

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Alt: Embroidered cover or hanging, Portugal
Title: Embroidered cover or hanging, Portugal
Caption: Embroidered cover or hanging, Portugal, Arraiolos, 17th century. Linen, wool, 151.5 x 70 in. The Textile Museum R44.6.1. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1945.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_51-24_back.jpg
Alt: Daoist priest’s robe, China
Title: Daoist priest’s robe, China
Caption: Daoist priest’s robe, China, late 18th to early 19th century. Silk, metal-wrapped yarns, 45.3 x 70.9 in. The Textile Museum 51.24. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1929.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_51-24_back_detail1.jpg
Alt: Detail of Daoist priest’s robe, China
Title: Detail of Daoist priest’s robe, China
Caption: Daoist priest’s robe (detail), China, late 18th to early 19th century. Silk, metal-wrapped yarns, 45.3 x 70.9 in. The Textile Museum 51.24. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1929.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1985_5_1_detail_edited.jpg
Alt: Jacket (detail), Iran
Title: Jacket (detail), Iran
Caption: Jacket (detail), Iran, Saavid Dynasty, 17th century. Silk, metallic-wrapped silk, 38 x 63 in. The Textile Museum 1985.5.1. Ruth Lincoln Fisher Memorial Fund.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1962-1-14.jpg
Alt: Chief’s tunic or cape, (Kinzembe or Zamba Kya Mfumu), D.R. Congo or Angola
Title: Chief’s tunic or cape, (Kinzembe or Zamba Kya Mfumu), D.R. Congo or Angola
Caption:
Chief’s tunic or cape, (Kinzembe or Zamba Kya Mfumu), D.R. Congo or Angola, Kongo-related peoples, possibly 19th century. Raffia palm fiber, 25 x 35 in. The Textile Museum 1962.1.14. The Textile Museum Acquisition.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_91-147.jpg
Alt: Man’s tunic, Peru
Title: Man’s tunic, Peru
Caption: Man’s tunic, Peru, Inca style, ca. 1410–1532. Camelid hair, 37.5 x 30.9 in. The Textile Museum 91.147. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_R63-00-21.jpg
Alt: Carpet, India
Title: Carpet, India
Caption: Carpet, India, Kashmir or Lahore, Mughal period, early 18th century. Pashmina, silk, 235 x 108 in. The Textile Museum R63.00.21. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1945.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_51_18.jpg
Alt: Throne cushion cover, China
Title: Throne cushion cover, China
Caption: Throne cushion cover, China, mid-19th century. Silk, metallic-wrapped yarn, 54.2 x 20.6 in. The Textile Museum 51.18. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1940.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_51_18_detail1.jpg
Alt: Detail of throne cushion cover, China
Title: Detail of throne cushion cover, China
Caption: Throne cushion cover (detail), China, mid-19th century. Silk, metallic-wrapped yarn, 54.2 x 20.6 in. The Textile Museum 51.18. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1940.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1979-35-3.jpg
Alt: Horse cover, northwestern Iran or Caucasus
Title: Horse cover, northwestern Iran or Caucasus
Caption: Horse cover, northwestern Iran or Caucasus, Shahsevan people, second half of the 19th century. Silk, metallic-wrapped silk, 60 x 48 in. The Textile Museum 1979.35.3. Gift of Arthur D. Jenkins.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1979-35-3_Detail_1.jpg
Alt: Detail of horse cover, northwestern Iran or Caucasus
Title: Detail of horse cover, northwestern Iran or Caucasus
Caption: Horse cover (detail), northwestern Iran or Caucasus, Shahsevan people, second half of the 19th century. Silk, metallic-wrapped silk, 60 x 48 in. The Textile Museum 1979.35.3. Gift of Arthur D. Jenkins.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_2000_25_16.jpg
Alt: Skirt, Semawa People, Indonesia
Title: Skirt, Semawa People, Indonesia
Caption:
Skirt (kre alang), Semawa People, Indonesia, Sumbawa, early 20th century (?). Cotton, metallic-wrapped yarns. The Textile Museum 2000.25.16. Gift of the Christensen Fund.

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Alt: Robe, Uzbekistan
Title: Robe, Uzbekistan
Caption: Robe, Uzbekistan, Bukhara, late 19th century. Silk, metallic-wrapped thread; brocaded, supplementary-weft patterning, warp ikat, warp twining, 80.5 x 55.5 in. The Textile Museum 2011.11.1. Gift of Guido Goldman.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1960-6-1.jpg
Alt: Detail of loincloth end panel, Peru
Title: Detail of loincloth end panel, Peru
Caption: Loincloth end panel, Peru, north coast, Chimu style, ca. 1250–1350. Cotton and camelid hair, 52.6 x 49.8 in. The Textile Museum 1960.6.1. Museum purchase.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1960-6-1_Detail_1.jpg
Alt: Detail of loincloth end panel, Peru
Title: Detail of loincloth end panel, Peru
Caption: Loincloth end panel (detail), Peru, north coast, Chimu style, ca. 1250–1350. Cotton and camelid hair, 52.6 x 49.8 in. The Textile Museum 1960.6.1. Museum purchase.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_2011_12_1_AB.jpg
Alt: Shoes for a Manchu noblewoman, China
Title: Shoes for a Manchu noblewoman, China
Caption: Shoes for a Manchu noblewoman, China, late 19th century. Silk, wood, 9 x 4 x 5 in. The Textile Museum 2011.12.1a and b. Gift of Susan and Charles Devillier in memory of Reverend and Mrs. Leonard J. Larson.

File Name: Unraveling-Identity_1993-3-2.jpg
Alt: Hat worn by a sixth-rank civil official, China
Title: Hat worn by a sixth-rank civil official, China
Caption: Hat worn by a sixth-rank civil official, China, late 19th to early 20th century. Velvet, fringe, bead, metallic clasp, 6 x 10.5 in. The Textile Museum 1993.3.2. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ausey Robnett.