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Bag	85.5.117
Bag - brown and green with fringe on two sides and handles on top. Made by "the blind". From Marjorie Ruth Ross' instruction of blind people....View Full Record

Runner, Table	85.5.118
Table runner - yellow with green, black, red, blue and natural colored figured stripes. Point twill variations. Warp: cotton, natural. Weft: cotton, yellow. Pattern weft: multicolored cotton....View Full Record

Poncho	85.5.120
Quesemitel (Mexican poncho-type garment). Multicolored. Made from two pieces stitched together. Woven on back strap loom; four selvedges and needle-woven area. Weave: Plain weave with Pick-up. Warp: cotton, dark blue. Weft: same as warp. Pattern weft: multicolored....View Full Record

Mat, Table	85.5.121
Mat - natual cotton with multicolored (purple, bright blue, red, yellow, green) bird and rabbit figures and striped borders. Possibly Guatemalan. Weave: Plain weave with inlay. Warp: Cotton, fine, natural. Weft: same as warp. Pattern weft: mulitcolored cotton....View Full Record

Runner, table	85.5.122
Table runner - white cotton with three rows of mulitcolored human figures and mulitcolored striped border. Fringed on both ends. Weave is plain weave with inlay. Warp: cotton, fine, natural, used triple. Weft: same as warp. Pattern weft: mulitcolored....View Full Record

Sample, woven	85.5.123
Cloth with multipurpose use - white cotton with stripes and inlay of stars, animal figures, and flowers. Two pieces seamed together; woven on a backstrap loom; four selvedges, woven from both ends and hand needled to finish. Weave: Plain weave with inlay. Warp: Cotton, white with colored stripe border. Weft: Cotton, white with inlay....View Full Record

Runner, Table	85.5.126
Table runner - Brown with natural colored bird figure in center and border stripes of red, brown, black, natural. Possibly Native American, made for tourist trade. Knotted fringes on both ends. Weave: Weft-face. Plain weave with Inlay and Tapestry techniques. Warp: Wool, grey blend. Weft: Wool, natural, brown, red, black....View Full Record

Tapestry	85.5.127
Tapestry - Grey with white and red stylized human figure, and white and red border stripes. Weave: Weft faced plain weave. Tapestry weave. Warp: Wool, handspun?, natural. Weft: wool, grey, natural, red....View Full Record

Runner, Table	85.5.128
Table runner - Mauve with geometric figure and border stripes in multicolor. Possibly made by Native Americans for tourist trade. Knotted fringe on both ends. Weave: Plain weave, weft-faced, with laid-in techniques and tapestry techniques. Warp: wool, grey blend. Weft: wool, mauve and several colors....View Full Record

Rope	85.5.129a
Cord - Braided Japanese Kumihimo. (Grouping Cords, of the style used in 8th century and on 10th century armour. Needs 1/3 more than desired length.) Tan and rust wool. ...View Full Record

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