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Hat

Maker:
Wodaabe artist  Search this
Medium:
Leather, cowrie shells, glass beads, copper alloy, iron, ostrich feathers, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W: 33 x 40.6 cm (13 x 16 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Maïné Soroa, Niger
Date:
Mid-20th century
Topic:
Status  Search this
Adornment  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Ambassador Robert J. Ryan
Object number:
67-11-3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys76a4c03f1-3b23-4cda-bc3e-4688e94897d0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_67-11-3

Robe

Object Name:
Rabih robe
Maker:
Kanuri artist  Search this
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
H x W: 139.7 x 129.5 cm (55 x 51 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Borno State, Nigeria
Date:
Mid-20th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Ambassador Robert J. Ryan
Object number:
67-11-9
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys789217d3f-ace4-4354-9bff-881333273d29
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_67-11-9

Fiber mask with costume

Object Name:
minganji
Maker:
Pende artist  Search this
Medium:
Raffia, paper, dye
Dimensions:
H x W xD: 172.7 x 106.7 x 45.7cm (68 x 42 x 18in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Gungu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Mid-20th century
Topic:
Funerary  Search this
Initiation  Search this
Leadership  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Ambassador Kenneth L. Brown
Object number:
72-23-29
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Exhibition:
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
On View:
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys786407fb8-7f56-4e68-b9ed-80fb38f3107d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_72-23-29
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Hat

Object Name:
Laket mishiing
kalyeem
Maker:
Kuba artist  Search this
Medium:
Cotton, shell, raffia, plant fiber, glass beads
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 19.7 × 17.8 × 16.5 cm (7 3/4 × 7 × 6 1/2 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
Status  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Bequest of Eliot Elisofon
Object number:
73-7-454
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys77c5c2b72-0e46-497a-a7f0-f5648d57a146
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_73-7-454

Hat

Object Name:
Laket mishiing
kalyeem
Maker:
Kuba artist  Search this
Medium:
Cotton, shell, glass beads, metal, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W: 11.4 x 17.8 cm (4 1/2 x 7 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
Status  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Bequest of Eliot Elisofon
Object number:
73-7-456
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Exhibition:
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
On View:
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7f6cc54d2-9eb9-4b09-b1c1-c455e96f9a75
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_73-7-456
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Robe

Object Name:
riga
Maker:
Hausa artist  Search this
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
H x W: 142.2 x 268 cm (56 x 105 1/2 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
Early-late 20th century
Topic:
Status  Search this
Adornment  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Joseph Palmer II
Object number:
78-15-5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys775c72e94-2174-412e-93d9-285968ba1a5b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_78-15-5

Hat

Maker:
Babungo artist  Search this
Medium:
Cotton, feather, dye
Dimensions:
H x W: 15.2 x 25.4 cm (6 x 10 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Grassfields region, Cameroon
Date:
Late 20th century
Topic:
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
79-13-48
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys76d4c0248-681f-473e-ae10-f6a3e80d8446
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_79-13-48

Hat

Medium:
Cotton, feather, dye
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 15.2 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm (6 x 9 x 9 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Grassfields region, Cameroon
Topic:
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
79-13-50
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7738f0fce-5fb9-41f0-b481-399b7d8165c7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_79-13-50

Chief's hat

Object Name:
montolo
Maker:
Nkundu artist  Search this
Medium:
Raffia
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 26.7 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm (10 1/2 x 10 x 10 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Early 20th century
Topic:
Leadership  Search this
Adornment  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Luell A. Watts from the Collection of David Luell and Hazel Bivens Watts, Disciples of Christ Congo Mission, 1922 - 1938
Object number:
84-4-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys79b180ad6-0099-4711-abec-82f6e08600e6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_84-4-1
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Fiber mask

Object Name:
bede
Maker:
Dogon artist  Search this
Medium:
Fiber, cowrie shells, plastic beads, metal, cloth
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 58.0 x 17.7 x 36.2 cm (22 13/16 x 6 15/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Songu, Mali
Date:
ca. 1968
Topic:
foreigner  Search this
male  Search this
female  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. William H. Stewart
Object number:
84-9-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d8a7dd54-cc6a-4983-8add-cdd41246cdde
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_84-9-1

Tunic

Maker:
Senufo artist  Search this
Medium:
Cotton, dye
Dimensions:
H x W: 88.9 x 78.7 cm (35 x 31 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
Late 20th century
Topic:
Status  Search this
Adornment  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Nancy T. MacDonald
Object number:
86-5-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys737d841a3-289a-4569-9d05-dc643dcef0f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_86-5-1

Loincloth

Maker:
Tetela artist  Search this
Medium:
Raffia
Dimensions:
H x W: 41.3 x 47.6 cm (16 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Early 20th century
Topic:
Adornment  Search this
Male use  Search this
Female use  Search this
geometric motif  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of S. M. Harris
Object number:
99-13-35
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys78bd1635a-52cd-4572-a732-76e4eab58bfd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_99-13-35

Raffia cloth

Object Name:
nkuta
Maker:
Undetermined artist  Search this
Teke artist  Search this
Medium:
Raffia
Dimensions:
H x W: 33.2 x 28.3 cm (13 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Lower Congo-Kasai River region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Early 20th century
Topic:
Funerary  Search this
male  Search this
Trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of S. M. Harris
Object number:
99-13-47
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7eaa5a11f-fbdd-43a9-a302-e487c3cc98b5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_99-13-47
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Tom L. Freudenheim papers, circa 1970-1990

Creator:
Freudenheim, Tom L., 1937-  Search this
Subject:
American Federation of Arts  Search this
Worcester Art Museum  Search this
National Endowment for the Arts  Search this
American Arts Alliance  Search this
Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Baltimore Museum of Art  Search this
Washington Project for the Arts (D.C.)  Search this
American Association of Museums  Search this
Citation:
Tom L. Freudenheim papers, circa 1970-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Theme:
Art organizations  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13614
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)270755
AAA_collcode_freutom
Theme:
Art organizations
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_270755

From the Bosporus to Samarkand flat-woven rugs [by] Anthony N. Landreau [and] W. R. Pickering

Author:
Landreau, Anthony N. 1930-  Search this
Author:
Pickering, W. R (William Russell)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Subject:
Textile Museum. Washington  Search this
Physical description:
112 pages illustrationtrations (part color) 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogues
Exhibition catalogs
Place:
Zentralasien
Date:
1969
Topic:
Rugs, Oriental  Search this
Tapis d'Orient  Search this
Bildband  Search this
Kelim  Search this
Kilim--Expositions  Search this
Tapis d'Orient--Expositions  Search this
Teppich  Search this
Textiles et tissus orientaux--Expositions  Search this
Call number:
NK2808 .L26
745 .L1
NK2808.L26
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1029

An exhibition of Peruvian Spanish-colonial textiles : [October 12, 1968 through April 30, 1969]

Author:
Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Physical description:
7, 4 p. ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Peru
Date:
1968
[1968?]
Topic:
Tapestry  Search this
Call number:
NK3039 .W31
NK3039.W31
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_136982

Tom L. Freudenheim papers

Creator:
Freudenheim, Tom L.  Search this
Names:
American Arts Alliance  Search this
American Association of Museums  Search this
American Federation of Arts  Search this
Baltimore Museum of Art  Search this
National Endowment for the Arts  Search this
Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Washington Project for the Arts (D.C.)  Search this
Worcester Art Museum  Search this
Extent:
6 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1970-1990
Scope and Contents:
Business correspondence and administrative records regarding Freudenheim's involvment as director, trustee, secretary, chairman and consultant for a variety of museums, art associations and foundations. Included are files on the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Worcester Art Museum, the American Federation of Arts, the museum program at the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Association of Museums, the American Association of Museum Directors, the American Arts Alliance, Washington Project for the Arts, the Hand Hollow Foundation and the Textile Museum.
Biographical / Historical:
Museum director; consultant; New York, N.Y. Freudenheim is a trustee of the American Federation of Arts and was Director of the Worcester Art Museum, 1982-1986, Director of the National Endowment for the Arts,1979-1982, Director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, 1971-1978, Founder and board member of the American Arts Alliance, 1976, 1984-1986, and Secretary and Chairman of the Association of Museum Directors, 1976-1977 and 1983-1986. He held numerous other prestigous positions not found within the papers.
Provenance:
Donated 2007 by Tom L. Freudenheim.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Arts administrators -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Museum directors -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.freutom
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91cba174c-d618-4c62-b42c-a9653dab1af5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-freutom

Sourcing the Museum, The Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.)

Collection Creator:
Stocksdale, Bob, 1913-2003  Search this
Container:
Box 13, Folder 26
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2010-2011
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of original audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Bob Stocksdale and Kay Sekimachi papers, circa 1900-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Bob Stocksdale and Kay Sekimachi papers
Bob Stocksdale and Kay Sekimachi papers / Series 5: Exhibition Files / 5.4: General
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9881fbc7e-dc1b-4501-9765-7aff8d434555
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stockbob-ref442

Collection of Forrest Merrill, Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.)

Collection Creator:
Stocksdale, Bob, 1913-2003  Search this
Container:
Box 13, Folder 31
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2012
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of original audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Bob Stocksdale and Kay Sekimachi papers, circa 1900-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Bob Stocksdale and Kay Sekimachi papers
Bob Stocksdale and Kay Sekimachi papers / Series 5: Exhibition Files / 5.4: General
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9bb359609-e21c-4b2e-ad0a-03e0e2a699b5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stockbob-ref447

Indian textiles 1,000 years of art and design Karun Thakar, Rosemary Crill, Avalon Fotheringham, Sylvia Houghteling and Steven Cohen

Title:
1,000 years of art and design
One thousand years of art and design
Writer of supplementary textual content:
Thakar, Karun  Search this
Crill, Rosemary  Search this
Fotheringham, Avalon  Search this
Houghteling, Sylvia  Search this
Cohen, Steven (Textile historian)  Search this
Host institution:
George Washington University Museum.  Search this
Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.),.)  Search this
Physical description:
416 pages (some folded) illustrations (chiefly color) 33 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Exhibition catalogs
History
Place:
India
South Asia
Date:
2021
Topic:
Textile design  Search this
Textile fabrics, Indic--Design  Search this
Textile fabrics, Indic  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Textile fabrics--Themes, motives  Search this
Art, Abstract  Search this
Flowers in art  Search this
Figurative art  Search this
Textiles et tissus  Search this
Textiles et tissus--Thèmes, motifs  Search this
Call number:
NK8876.A1 I526 2021 Folio
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1153166

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