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Works with medium: Textile
Eirene Mort
Tablecloth with waratah design
circa 1910
2356
Muang Phan, Northern Laos, Laos
Cloth with banded design of stylised animals
late 19th century-early 20th century
226.2003
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
'tanchoi' silk sari
circa 1950
293.2000
Myanmar
Small bag with swastika motifs
mid 19th century-early 20th century
233.2003
Myanmar
Small bag with applied decoration
mid 19th century-early 20th century
234.2003
Myanmar
Man’s blanket
20th century
86.2012
Judy Greenie Ngwarai
Untitled
2007
287.2013
Rosie Ngwarai
Silk
2007
286.2013
Nipa, Nipa-Kutubu District, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Kwiy aegop (apron adorner)
mid 20th century, collected 1968
248.1977
Sidney Nolan
Portalegre Tapestry Workshop
Ned Kelly
1975
409.2001
North Java, Java, Indonesia
Breast wrapper (kemban)
mid 19th century-early 20th century
198.2003
North Java, Java, Indonesia
Slendang (shoulder cloth) with paradise design
mid 19th century-early 20th century
199.2003
North Java, Java, Indonesia
Cloth with Islamic calligraphy (kain kaligrafi) and image ...
early 20th century
138.2020
North Sumatra, Indonesia
headcloth
20th century
242.2000
North Sumatra, Indonesia
trapping
circa 1940
254.2000
North Sumatra, Indonesia
carrying cloth ('ulos mangiring')
20th century
249.2000
North Sumatra, Indonesia
'Ulos' (cloth)
circa 1900
197.2006
Northern Laos, Laos
End panel of a shawl ('phaa biang')
1960s-1970s
287.2000
Northern Laos, Laos
'Phaa hom' (blanket) with swastika pattern
circa 1900
207.2003
Northern Laos, Laos
'Phaa tuum' (shoulder-wrap blanket) with a fern pattern ...
circa 1900
208.2003
Northern Laos, Laos
'Phaa hom' (blanket) with diamond and star patterns
mid 19th century-late 19th century
212.2003
Northern Laos, Laos
'Phaa hom' (blanket)
circa 1860
209.2003
Northern Laos, Laos
'Phaa hom' (blanket) with brocade patterning
early 19th century-mid 19th century
211.2003
Northern Laos, Laos
'Phaa hom' with star and diamond pattern
mid 19th century-late 19th century
214.2003
Northern Laos, Laos
"Sin Phii" (ceremonial tube-skirt)
late 19th century-early 20th century
220.2003
Northern Laos, Laos
Ceremonial skirt 'phaa sin' with naga ('nak') motif
late 19th century-early 20th century
221.2003 | Collection highlight
Northern Laos, Laos
Curtain with diamond pattern and ancestral figures
mid 19th century-early 20th century
227.2003
Justin O'Brien
Three kings
circa 1947
107.1971
Okapa (Moke), Okapa District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Bilum (looped string bag)
mid 20th century, collected 1964
539.1979
Okapa District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Looped string hat
mid 20th century
220.2016
John Olsen
Portalegre Tapestry Workshop
Joie de vivre
1964-1965
T1.1965
Desiderius Orban
Centuries
circa 1947
108.1971
Raquel Ormella
This dream
2013
258.2013.a-c
Raquel Ormella
I'm worried I'm not political enough (Julie)
1999-2009
352.2015.a-c
Raquel Ormella
I'm worried this will become a slogan (Anthony)
1999-2009
353.2015.a-c
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Waistcloth; shouldercloth
20th century
241.2000
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Men's headcloth ('ikat kepala'; 'tengkuluk')
20th century
255.2000
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
'kain songket' shouldercloth, skirtcloth
20th century
256.2000
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Ceremonial body wrapper (songket)
20th century
179.2005
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Ceremonial cloth
19th century
239.2006
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Silk weft ikat and songket
19th century-early 20th century
240.2006
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Plangi (tie-dyed and stich resist) shawl
20th century
78.2012
Papua New Guinea
Bilum (looped string bag)
circa 1960s
217.2016
Papua New Guinea
Headband
mid 20th century
224.2016
Pasemah-Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
shouldercloth or waistsash
20th century
244.2000
Pathan people
Pouch
20th century
211.2008
Pathan people
Pouch
20th century
212.2008
Pathan people
Pouch
20th century
213.2008
Pathan people
Pouch
20th century
220.2008
Pathan people
Pouch
20th century
221.2008
Pekalongan, Central Java, Java, Indonesia
Altar cloth (tok wi)
circa 1930
226.2008
Pekalongan, Central Java, Java, Indonesia
Skirt cloth (kain sarong)
227.2008
Grayson Perry
Map of truths and beliefs
2011
143.2014
Carl Plate
Alpine rocks
circa 1947
109.1971
Pochampalli, Andhra Pradesh, India
'ikat' sari
circa 1970
292.2000
Margaret Preston
Adina
circa 1946
110.1971
Punjab, India
'Phulkari' with figurative design
20th century
238.2010
Punjab, India
'Phulkari' with abstract design
20th century
240.2010
Punjab, India
'Phulkari' with figurative design
20th century
239.2010
Punjab, India
'Phulkari' with abstract design
20th century
241.2010
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