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Look closely at the cloth and you can often tell how its pattern was made. Follow the seams between strips of Ghanaian kente, the soft edges of Uzbek ikat, and the crisp repeats of Rajasthan block printing. These photographs show patterned fabrics made to be worn, with a closer look at how each one was woven, dyed, or printed.

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Asante Kente
Asante Kente: Ghana. Narrow strips of silk and cotton join edge to edge in this nineteenth-century Asante prestige cloth…
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Javanese Batik
Javanese Batik: Java, Indonesia. A grid of fine repeats fills the center of this cotton kain panjang, a long cloth worn…
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Bukhara Warp Ikat
Bukhara Warp Ikat: Bukhara, Uzbekistan. On the back of this nineteenth-century chapan, cream and yellow diamonds soften…
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Scottish Tartan
Scottish Tartan: Scotland. Red and green bands form the checks on this late Georgian Highland suit. Tartan gets its…
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Sanganeri Block Print
Sanganeri Block Print: Rows of small flowers on a pale ground show the precision of Sanganer’s block printers in Rajasthan…
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Japanese Kanoko Shibori
Japanese Kanoko Shibori: Japan. Tiny pale dots cover the clouds and a blue fan on this fragment of an Edo-period kosode…
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Guatemalan Huipil
Guatemalan Huipil: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Red bands cross two joined cloth panels. Rows of embroidered diamonds…
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Peruvian Andean Lliclla
Peruvian Andean Lliclla: Peru. Lace-like bands cross this shoulder cloth woven in camelid hair. Its maker used an Andean…
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Dhaka Jamdani Muslin
Dhaka Jamdani Muslin: Dhaka, Bangladesh. Large dark blue mango shapes sit at the corners of this pale sari-length cloth…
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Kashmiri Boteh Shawl
Kashmiri Boteh Shawl: Kashmir. Small teardrop-shaped boteh stand out against the broad blue-green center of this shawl…
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Māori Tāniko
Māori Tāniko: Aotearoa New Zealand. Triangles, chevrons, and zigzags frame the lower edge of this kaitaka cloak. The maker…
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Kuba Raffia Embroidery
Kuba Raffia Embroidery: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dark interlocking diamonds and smaller geometric repeats cross…
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Bamana Bògòlanfini
Bamana Bògòlanfini: Mali. Alternating geometric forms cover this mud-dyed cloth. The Bamana technique uses plant extracts…
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Palestinian Tatreez
Palestinian Tatreez: Palestine. Red, green, and blue cross-stitches form geometric bands around this thobe’s neckline…
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Diné Wearing-Blanket Weaving
Diné Wearing-Blanket Weaving: Southwestern United States. Rows of diamonds and serrated triangles run across red wool. The…
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Chinese Kesi Silk
Chinese Kesi Silk: China. Golden dragons and long diagonal waves cover this late nineteenth-century Qing festival robe…
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Guna Mola Reverse Appliqué
Guna Mola Reverse Appliqué: Gunayala, Panama. Cutouts in layers of cotton reveal colored cloth beneath. This panel for a…
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Ukrainian Shirt Embroidery
Ukrainian Shirt Embroidery: Ukraine. Red flowers and curling stems run across this fragment of a linen shirt. The main band…
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Hmong Paj Ntaub
Hmong Paj Ntaub: Northern Thailand. The back collar of this Blue Hmong jacket carries a multicolored geometric design…
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Norwegian Selbu Knitting
Norwegian Selbu Knitting: Selbu, Norway. These red-and-white mittens show how knitters use two strands of yarn to make…
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Yoruba Adire Eleko
Yoruba Adire Eleko: Southwestern Nigeria. Small patterned rectangles frame a grid of larger squares on this indigo cotton…

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