Artworks

James Bassler

Cotton, linen, silk, wild silk, nettle fiber (ramie), rayon, and wool, plain weave and slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts · 2012

Wojciech Jaskólka

Linen, nylon, paper, plain weave with discontinuous wefts and areas of slit tapestry weave; copper discontinuous supplementary warps in plain gauze interlacings · 1995

Dorothy Hughes

Linen, wool and nylon, strips of plain weave and strips of slit tapestry weave · 1981

Ayako Murao

Cotton, wool and silk, slit tapestry weave · 1973

Roberto Burle Marx

Wool and cotton; slit tapestry weave · 1971

Roberto Burle Marx

Wool and cotton; slit tapestry weave · 1971

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Sisal, hemp, and horsehair, slit tapestry weave with raised coils of supplementary wefts; attached strips of weft-faced plain weave and lengths of horsehair · 1970

Jan Yoors

Wool and cotton, slit tapestry weave · 1969

Cynthia Schira

Wool and linen, slit tapestry weave; open areas of spaced paired warps interworked by simple knots in weft; plain weave of discontinuous warps · 1968

Lenore Tawney

Linen, silk and wood, slit tapestry weave with wrapped, cut fringe; embellished with feathers; silk and linen knotted fringes · 1965

Martta Taipale

Linen, wool, silk, rayon, cotton, metal-foil laminated in cellulose acetate film-wrapped cotton and rayon, metal-foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and metal-foil-wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave · 1944

Maya

Cotton and silk; twill and slit tapestry weave with inserts of eccentric wefts; in slit tapestry weave area grouped warps; applied silk fringe · 1930

Maya

Cotton and wool, plain and twill slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts; cotton, tassels and fringe · 1930

Fulani

Bands of cotton and wool, weft-faced, warp-ribbed plain weave, plain weave with paired warp, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and bands of slit tapestry weave · 1925

Maya

Cotton, plain and twill slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts; silk tassels with metal wire wrapped cotton loops · 1900

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, slit tapestry weave; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, 2:1 twill oblique interlaced tape and bands of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, supplementary facing wefts · 1890

Manchu

Silk, slit tapestry weave; painted details; silk knot closure; body lined with fur; sleeves lined with silk, plain weave; metal buttons · 1890

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (kossu); painted; lined with silk, 3:1 twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain interlacing · 1880

Manchu

Center: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (kossu); painted Side, top, and bottom tapes: silk, plain weave; outer edge tape: silk; top panel: silk, 1:1 simple gauze weave; embroidered with silk in stem stitches; edged with cotton; glazed; lined with cotton, plain weave · 1875

Quechua

Wool, slit tapestry weave; plaited cords; tassels · 1875

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; trimmed with braid of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, 2:2 twill oblique interlacing; edging and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; body lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; sleeves lined with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave · 1870

Navajo (Diné)

Wool, single interlocking and slit tapestry weaves with "lazy lines"; twined warp ends and selvages · 1870

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave; painted (kossu) · 1860

Manchu

Silk and gold-leafed-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave; embroidered in padded satin and stem stitches; painted; edged with silk and gold-leaf-paper-strip-wrapped silk in warp-float faced satin weave with weft-float faced twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; metal buttons · 1840