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Fragment of a Coptic tapestry weave textile. One of a group of fragments of Coptic textiles purchased by the museum in the 1960s, when the Textile Division was tasked with …
NMAH: National Museum of American History
Manillas were regularly used in exchange in West Africa, especially along the coast of modern-day Nigeria, from at least the fifteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. Cast from various metals, …
