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Textile:
ITC 2009.100

1830-1850

The phala (large patterned border at each end of the shawl) has a total of eight densely patterned right-hand facing botehs, separated into compartments by a series of vertical lines between symmetric...

Textile:
ITC 2012.101

late 19th-mid 20th Century

This copper bowl is called a tjanting or canting. It is made of a bamboo handle with a small metal cup and a thin spout, out of which the wax seeps. It is used to apply wax freehand to fabric as a re...

Textile:
ITC 2009.102

early 19th Century

Twill woven Moon shawl composed of a central medalion and a quarter medallions at each corner. The whole field is twill/tapestry woven with small repeating geometric shapes in blue on a cream ground. ...

Textile:
ITC 2009.103

early 19th Century

Twill woven shawl with an all over design composed of a central medalion and quarter medallions in each corner. A decorative border surrounds the whole design. The central field of the shawl has a re...

Textile:
ITC 2009.104

early 19th Century

Twill woven shawl with large patterned borders (palia) at each end comprising of seven elongated buta shapes on a cream ground, outlined in black with pale blue and pink geometric shapes and in filled...

Textile:
ITC 2009.105

mid 19th-late 19th Century

Twill/tapestry woven shawl with a deep patterned border (phala) across each end. Each border is composed of seven elongated buteh shapes, each woven with the same design but varying colour schemes. Th...

Textile:
ITC 2009.106

1870-1880

Large rectangular shawl, jacquard woven, in shades of red, green, orange, purple, pale and dark green, burgundy and cream woollen threads. The all over design is twill woven with two threads for every...

Textile:
ITC 2009.107

mid 19th Century

Long rectangular shawl jacquard woven in shades of red, green, lilac, pale blue, cream and burgundy. An all over design stylised floral design radiates toward a plain cream centre. Wool warp and cotto...

Textile:
ITC 2009.108

mid 19th Century

Large shawl, jacquard woven, in shades of green, red, pink, mid blue, black and old gold coloured wool. The all over design forms a mirror image on each side of the shawl if folded in half. The centre...

Textile:
ITC 2012.112

late 19th-mid 20th Century

A fibre paper or fabric with a geometric resist wax pattern left (possibly as an example). The wax, according to the label, is 'Japan wax' from Rhus succedanea.

Textile:
ITC 2012.116

late 19th-mid 20th Century

Eleven oblong metal stencils with different designs, mainly stripes or spots. These stencils are used thought to be used for resist printing onto textiles.

Textile:
ITC 2008.12

early 19th Century

Fragment of the border of a shawl. Patterning depicts left facing butehs on a red ground with floral patterning within and around them. Along the outside edge is a narrow border with floral patterni...