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Threads of life a private collection of textiles from Indonesia and Sarawak : [exhibition] the Katonah Gallery, June 7-July 26, 1981 Monni Adams, guest consultant

Author:
Adams, Monni  Search this
Author:
Katonah Gallery  Search this
Physical description:
24 unnumbered pages illustrations (some color) 24 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Place:
Indonesia
Malaysia
Sarawak
Indonésie
Malaisie
Date:
1981
Topic:
Textile fabrics  Search this
Textiles et tissus  Search this
Art--Private collections  Search this
Call number:
NK8880.A1 A215
NK8880.A1A215
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_146322

Peju Layiwola's indigo reimagined rethinking àdìṛe Yorúbà fashion and textile modernity edited by Patrick Oloko

Title:
Rethinking àdìṛe Yoruba fashion and textile modernity
Artist, curator:
Layiwola, Peju 1967-  Search this
Editor:
Oloko, Patrick  Search this
Type:
Books
Place:
Nigeria, Western
Western Nigeria
Date:
2121
Topic:
Clothing  Search this
Textile fabrics, Yoruba  Search this
Resist-dyed textiles  Search this
Textiles et tissus yoruba  Search this
Adire  Search this
Yoruba (African people)--Clothing  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158467

Parallels textures, linens & stripes

Title:
Textures, linens & stripes
Distributor:
Motif Designs  Search this
Subject:
Motif Designs  Search this
Physical description:
83 pages (leaves) all color illustrations 35 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Specimens
Trade catalogs
Sample books
Date:
1995
Topic:
Wallpaper  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1112628

Tissus et papier peints de Provence

Issuing body:
Motif Designs  Search this
Subject:
Souleiado (Firm)  Search this
Physical description:
93 pages (leaves) all color illustrations 33 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Specimens
Trade catalogs
Sample books
Place:
France
Date:
1995
Topic:
Wallpaper  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1112411

Perrywood

Publisher:
Hill & Knowles (Firm)  Search this
Subject:
Hill & Knowles  Search this
Physical description:
1 unpaged volume all color illustrations 42 x 50 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Specimens
Trade catalogs
Sample books
Place:
England
Date:
1980
1999
Topic:
Wallpaper  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1112419

Parallels three

Distributor:
Motif Designs  Search this
Physical description:
77 pages (leaves) all color illustrations 36 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Specimens
Trade catalogs
Sample books
Date:
1992
Topic:
Wallpaper  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1112629

Fabric the hidden history of the material world Victoria Finlay

Author:
Finlay, Victoria  Search this
Physical description:
512 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color), maps 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Date:
2022
Topic:
Wool--Social aspects  Search this
Cotton--Social aspects  Search this
Silk--Social aspects  Search this
Linen--Social aspects  Search this
Tweed--Social aspects  Search this
Tapa--Social aspects  Search this
Cashmere--Social aspects  Search this
Patchwork--Social aspects  Search this
Textile fabrics--History  Search this
Textiles et tissus--Histoire  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Call number:
NK8806 .F53 2022
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1160708

Rinzler Fieldwork: Interview with Taft Greer

Creator:
Greer, Taft, 1903-1986  Search this
Field worker:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
North Carolina
Local Numbers:
FP-1999-CT-0054-7
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: North Carolina, United States.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Crafts & decorating.  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-1999-CT-0054-7
See more items in:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 9: Audio / Non-Commercial / Fieldwork / Compact Audio Cassettes (CT)
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk59fe8826a-2940-4069-ab43-6dd0f7e79b52
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-rinz-ref8100

Rinzler Fieldwork: Interview with Taft Greer

Creator:
Greer, Taft, 1903-1986  Search this
Field worker:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
North Carolina
Local Numbers:
FP-1999-CT-0032-7
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: North Carolina, United States.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-1999-CT-0032-7
See more items in:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 9: Audio / Non-Commercial / Fieldwork / Compact Audio Cassettes (CT)
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c6303829-5fa5-4a96-8b22-6d50e7d8155a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-rinz-ref8106

Rinzler Fieldwork: Interview with Taft Greer

Creator:
Greer, Taft, 1903-1986  Search this
Field worker:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
North Carolina
Local Numbers:
FP-1999-CT-0053-7
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: North Carolina, United States.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. S.I.Permission.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Crafts & decorating.  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-1999-CT-0053-7
See more items in:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 9: Audio / Non-Commercial / Fieldwork / Compact Audio Cassettes (CT)
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5b434d7e9-3c63-4c2a-ada5-573131937150
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-rinz-ref8116

Mira Kovačević-Ovčačik : restaurirani tekstil retrospektiva : [Izložba] : Muzej za umjetnost i obrt Zagreb, 4. 10.-25. 10. 1976

Author:
Kovačević-Ovčačik, Mira  Search this
Muzee za umjetnost i obrt (Zagreb, Yugoslavia)  Search this
Subject:
Kovačević-Ovčačik, Mira  Search this
Physical description:
[38] p. : ill., port. ; 23 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1976
1976?]
Topic:
Textile fabrics--Conservation and restoration  Search this
Call number:
NK8804 .K88
NK8804.K88
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_141012

Capolavori restaurati dell'arte tessile : [Mostra] Ferrara, casa Romei, 26 settembre - 15 novembre 1991 / a cura di Marta Cuoghi Costantini e Jolanda Silvestri

Author:
Istituto per i beni artistici, culturali, naturali della Regione Emilia-Romagna  Search this
Silvestri, Jolanda  Search this
Cuoghi Costantini, Marta  Search this
Physical description:
164 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1991
C1991
Topic:
Textile fabrics--Conservation and restoration  Search this
Call number:
NK8804.5 .I59 1991
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_461207

Hidden complexities unfolding Miao women's textile skills (Editors) Martina Wernsd̲rfer, Mareile Flitsch

Author:
Wernsdörfer, Martina 1968-  Search this
Flitsch, Mareile 1960-  Search this
Universität Zürich Völkerkundemuseum  Search this
Physical description:
80 pages color illustrations and color maps 24 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
China
Guizhou Sheng
Date:
2021
Topic:
Textile fabrics--Technique  Search this
Embroidery, Hmong--Technique  Search this
Hmong (Asian people)--Clothing  Search this
Call number:
NK8883.A1 H533 2022
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1161009

[Textiles hanging on rooftop] Fès al Bali, Morocco

Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Item Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Morocco
Date:
1997
Item Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Architecture -- Africa  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Item Citation:
Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0204
See more items in:
Henry John Drewal Collection
Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 1: Morocco / Fes al Bali
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729b04853-d25b-4355-8e4f-0a29b2fe768e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref224

[Carpet in carpet maker's studio] Fès al Bali, Morocco

Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Item Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Morocco
Date:
1997
Item Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Textile fabrics  Search this
Works of art in situ  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Item Citation:
Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0272
See more items in:
Henry John Drewal Collection
Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 1: Morocco / Fes al Bali
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79aab8fc4-d653-483e-aede-e79aec0793c0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref293

Carpet maker's studio Fès al Bali, Morocco

Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Item Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Morocco
Date:
1997
Item Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Textile fabrics  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Item Citation:
Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0273
See more items in:
Henry John Drewal Collection
Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 1: Morocco / Fes al Bali
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77b3b55d9-ebd3-4933-970f-b0596e085f21
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref294

[Carpet in carpet maker's studio] Fès al Bali, Morocco

Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Item Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Morocco
Date:
1997
Item Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Textile fabrics  Search this
Works of art in situ  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Item Citation:
Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0274
See more items in:
Henry John Drewal Collection
Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 1: Morocco / Fes al Bali
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo768042de5-ee7b-47ec-8019-7c471bb39ee5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref295

[Colorful woven and beaded bag in the morning sun] Mezguida, Morocco

Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Item Photographer:
Drewal, Henry John  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Morocco
Date:
1997
Item Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Textile fabrics  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Item Citation:
Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-0497
See more items in:
Henry John Drewal Collection
Henry John Drewal Collection / Series 1: Morocco / Mezguida
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c30f854c-8b17-4d50-9fe0-854edb1083cf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2010-010-ref518

Libreville (Gabon) Danseuses de Kondjo

Creator:
Khalilou (Libreville; photographer)  Search this
Demba N'Diaye ((Libreville))  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (photograph., hand-colored, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Gabon
Gabon, -- Estuaire, -- Libreville
Date:
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "26. - Libreville (Gabon). - Danseuses de Kondjo."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Collection Demba N'Diaye, commerçant, Libreville; Cliché Khalilou, photographie, Libreville."
Manuscript message and address on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA GO-20-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Dancers  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GO 2012-001-1185
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 19: Gabon (GO)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo700d90a3c-26eb-4be9-ac88-73a1c113d72b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4739

Republique de Guinee Artisanat de l'indigo

Creator:
Dray, Robert (photographer)  Search this
Mexichrome  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Guinea
Date:
circa 1970
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Republique de Guinee; 8831 - Artisanat de l'indigo."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "IRIS EXPORT - Editions Touré Frères BP.1617 Conakry; Photo Robert Dray."
Local Numbers:
EEPA GV-04-03
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Occupation:
Artists  Search this
Topic:
Textile fabrics  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA GV 2010-008-3828
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 21: Guinea (GV)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo71da799a2-b3eb-479a-85c1-11cb5dd9f71c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4779

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