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Textile:
ITC 2012.118

A woven hanging or mat with geometric diamond patterning in brown and cream, with areas of cut pile embroidery, a technique known as 'Kasai velvet'. The mats are embroidered by women using a cut-pile...

Textile:
ITC 2012.119

A mat made up of woven, embroidered and appliqué elements. It is constructed from five panels sewn together: a central design of natural and brown embroidered zig-zags on a red ground, surrounded ...

Textile:
ITC 2012.120

Six lengths of decorative weaving loosely attached together as in a temporary manner. Each length has a similar geometric design in black and white, including stripes, diamonds, lattice and vertical ...

Textile:
ITC 2009.121

19th-early 20th Century

Woven hanging with geometric patterning in brown and cream with areas of cut pile embroidery, a technique known as 'Kasai velvet'. The mats are embroidered by women using a cut-pile embroidery techni...

Textile:
ITC 2009.122

19th-early 20th Century

Kuba mat: with geometric patterning in brown and cream with areas of cut pile embroidery, a technique known as 'Kasai velvet'. The mats are embroidered by women using a cut-pile embroidery technique ...

Textile:
ITC 2012.179

before 2000

A woven hanging or mat with geometric diamond patterning in brown and cream, with areas of cut pile embroidery, a technique known as 'Kasai velvet'. The mats are embroidered by women using a cut-pile...