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Sash (Banda) or Belt (Faja)
Maya
Cotton and wool; stripes of warp-faced plain weave alternate with stripes of plain weave derived simple float weave; warp fringe · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago

Headband (Cinta)
Maya
Cotton and wool, plain and twill slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts; cotton, tassels and fringe · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago

Loja (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Maria Likarz-Strauss
Cotton and wool, plain weave with three-color supplementary pile warps forming uncut solid velvet · 1927
Art Institute of Chicago

Lucca (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Franz von Zülow
Cotton and wool, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and complementary ground wefts; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment · 1927
Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Breast-Cover (marankite, lian pi)
Mru Chin
Cotton, warp striped, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embellished with discontinuous supplementary wrapping elements; ends embroidered with cotton and wool in buttonhole stitches; couching; selvage fringe of cotton with glass beads; and end fringe of cotton and glass beads, knotted around wool · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago

Arkilla Kerka (Wedding Hanging)
Fulani
Bands of cotton and wool, weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave, plain weave with paired warp, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and bands of slit tapestry weave · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago

Furnishing Fabric
Bauhaus Workshop
Cotton and wool, bands of plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats · 1924
Art Institute of Chicago

Man's Loin Cloth (pa deri)
Mru Chin
Outer panels: cotton, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embellished with discontinuous supplementary wrapping elements; ends embroidered with cotton and wool in buttonhole stitches; couching; center panel: cotton and silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; seam embroidered with cotton and wool in scroll stitches; couching · 1920
Art Institute of Chicago

Upholstery Fabric for the Fisher Theater
Mrs. Howard C. Blake
Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; printed · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Carpet
George Grant Elmslie
Linen, cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Ghiordes knots" · 1907
Art Institute of Chicago

Cry for Help
Josef Hoffmann
Cotton and wool, three-color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps · 1904
Art Institute of Chicago

Tubular Skirt (nay na)
Khumi Chin
Cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; embroidered with cotton and wool in double running and looping stitches; edges embellished with cotton, glass and wood or seed bead fringe terminating in silk tassels · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Belt (Faja)
Maya
Cotton and wool, stripes of plain weave and plain weave derived float weave with brocading wefts; plaited warp fringe · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Trousers (Pantalones)
Maya
Cotton, warp ikat, plain weave; embroidered with cotton and wool in chain and surface satin stitches · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Fragment (Carpet)
Richard Riemerschmid
Cotton and wool, plain weave with three-color supplementary pile warps forming uncut solid velvet · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Fragment
Adelbert Niemeyer
Cotton and wool, double-faced plain weave self-patterned by two-color complementary ground wefts · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Fragment (Carpet)
Adelbert Niemeyer
Cotton and wool, plain weave with two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Belt (Faja)
Maya
Cotton and wool, plain weave derived float weave · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Mantle (Llijlla)
Quechua
Wool (camelid); stripes of warp-faced plain weave, plain weave with paired warps and supplementary warp patterning; applied cotton and wool (camelid), braided trims; glass buttons; two panels joined in figure eight stitch; wool (camelid) knitted binding edge · 1900
Art Institute of Chicago

Belt (Faja)
Maya
Cotton and wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain and satin stitches; warp fringe · 1900
Art Institute of Chicago

Shawl (Perraje)
Maya
Cotton and wool, plain weave with patterning wefts · 1900
Art Institute of Chicago

Fragment
Josef Hoffmann
Cotton and wool, plain weave with multi-color supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet · 1895
Art Institute of Chicago

Fragment
Josef Hoffmann
Cotton and wool, plain weave with multi-color supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet · 1895
Art Institute of Chicago

Table Cover for Drawing Room or Boudoir
Harry Napper
Cotton and wool, warp-resist dyed warp-faced plain weave with supplementary filler and supplementary backing wefts; wool knotted fringe · 1891
Art Institute of Chicago