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On-line Exhibitions (13) Sites:
» Early Islamic Inscribed Textiles
![]() On-line exhibition of inscribed arm bands and textiles, originally given by caliphs as a badge of honor, favor, and distinction. From The Kelsey Online virtual gallery of historic textiles from Egyp http://lw.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/galleries/Exhibits/Big_Textile/Big_Textile/Tiraz.html » Fabric of Everyday Life: Historic Textiles from Karanis
![]() Virtual exhibition of the Kelsey Museum of Archeology about the importance of textile fabrics for clothing, furnishings, symbolic communication and commerce, as conveyed by the collection of historic textiles found at the Karanis archeological site. http://lw.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/galleries/Exhibits/textiles/index.html » Maya Textiles: Visions of Identity
![]() On-line exhibition presented in the form of visual essays combining Maya weaving, photography and text to creates a window to Maya culture through the language of cloth. Includes an exhibition essay by Soel Rodas Calderón, a bibliography and links to rel http://alcor.concordia.ca/~textiles/ » Textiles from the Index of American Design
![]() On-line collection of representative examples of the handiwork of American women of colonial and later times, articles made by professional weavers, as well as fabrics produced by textile mills in America's early years of industrialization. Directory of l http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/iadtxtl/iadtxtl-main1.html » The Emergence Of Ring Spinning In The American Textile Industry
![]() Exhibition organized by the Historical Collections Department of the Baker Library Graduate School of Business Administration in Harvard University. Includes biography, and links to textile articles and resources. http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/exhibits/distech/ » The Fabric of Moroccan Life
![]() Exhibition at the National Museum of African Art, focused on the tradition of embroideries, textiles and jewelry from the Kingdom of Morocco. http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/fabric/index.html » The Kasuri Collection of Jeff Krauss
![]() On-line exhibition of a large collection of traditional and antique Ikat printed textiles. http://e-gasuri.com/ikat/index1.htm » The URI Historic Textile and Costume Collection
![]() USA. Includes collection of textiles and historic costumes of the Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design in the University of Rhode Island. http://www.uri.edu/hss/tmd/Collection.html » Tilleke & Gibbins Textile Collection
![]() Thailand. On-line collection of ethnographic textile materials from mainland Southeast Asia and Indonesia, owned and on permanent display in the headquarters of the Tilleke and Gibbins law firm in Bangkok. http://www.tillekeandgibbins.com/textile/history.htm » Traditional Japanese Textiles
![]() On-line exhibition of traditional printed silk fabrics for kimono's, including descriptions of antique weaving, printing and dyeing processes, and histories of fabric origins. From the web site of the Cultural Foundation for Promoting the National Costume http://www.kimono.or.jp/dic/eng/10Dye-Kyushu.html » Weaving the Past Into the Future: 100 Years of Textiles at NC State University
![]() Exhibit highlighting the history of the College of Textiles at NC State. From early courses in weaving and textile design to the development of the first synthetic aorta and to the present continuing research in textile composite materials for spacecraft. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/exhibits/textiles/ » Wrapped in Pride
![]() Continuing exhibition, exploring the history of traditional Ghanaian weaving and its impact on cultures beyond Africa's shores. A collaboration between the National Museum of African Art and the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/kente/about.htm » Zucchi Collection of Handblok Prints
![]() Collection of historic handbloks from 1785 to 1935 for the printing of textile fabrics, categorised in abstract, cashmere, floral, geometric, ornamental and pictorial designs, including a description of the handblok printing technique. Links to related si http://www.zucchicollection.org/ This category needs an editor
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