Home Art Collection Works Collection Search Advanced search Works where medium is Textile created 1990 or earlier (328) works on display (7) works with images (271) Filter by: Collection area Origin Media Date/period Artist A–Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sort by: artist surname oldest first (excludes undated works) newest first (excludes undated works) title image availability accession number North Java, Java, Indonesia Cloth with Islamic calligraphy (kain kaligrafi) and image of Sumatran mosque early 20th century 138.2020 On display – South Building, ground level, Asian Lantern galleries 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 Sumatra, Indonesia trapping circa 1940 254.2000 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 ('kuut lek fai') and an elephant-bird with rider ('saang hong') 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 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 Image not available 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 OlsenPortalegre Tapestry Workshop Joie de vivre 1964-1965 T1.1965 Desiderius Orban Centuries circa 1947 108.1971 Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia Ceremonial cloth 19th century 239.2006 Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia Silk weft ikat and songket 19th century-early 20th century 240.2006 Image not available Papua New Guinea Bilum (looped string bag) circa 1960s 217.2016 Papua New Guinea Headband mid 20th century 224.2016 Pekalongan, Central Java, Java, Indonesia Altar cloth (tok wi) circa 1930 226.2008 Pekalongan, Central Java, Java, Indonesia Skirt cloth (kain sarong) early 20th century 227.2008 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 Ernest QuickMolly Quick Tea cosy cover with lyrebird design late 1920s 87.1978 Image not available Rajasthan, India Pabuji Phad (wall hanging) circa 1970s 105.2005 Suzanne Rogers Wanderlust circa 1947 111.1971 François Ruhafter Henri Matisse Polynesia 1956 9194 Loudon Sainthill Etruscan circa 1947 112.1971 Sam Nuea, Laos meditation cloth circa 1900 283.2000 Sam Nuea, Laos End panel of a shawl ('phaa biang') circa 1900 285.2000 Sam Nuea, Laos 'Phaa tuum' (shoulder-wrap blanket) with a chequered pattern mid 19th century-early 20th century 213.2003 Sam Nuea, Laos 'Phaa tuum' (shoulder-wrap blanket) with stylised pattern early 20th century 215.2003 Sam Nuea, Laos 'Phaa hom' (blanket) with swastika pattern ('kachae') late 19th century-early 20th century 216.2003 Sam Nuea, Laos Decorative end piece of a 'phaa biang' (ceremonial scarf) with banded design of stylised birds and animals circa 1920 217.2003 Sam Nuea, Laos 'Phaa biang' (ceremonial scarf) late 19th century-early 20th century 218.2003 Sam Nuea, Laos 'Phaa Koei' (Funeral banner) with 'tree of life' design early 20th century 224.2003 Saurashtra, Gujarat, India Odhani late 19th century 587.1996 Semangka Bay area?, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia Ceremonial hanging (palepai) late 19th century 117.2003 Roderick Shaw Capricornia circa 1947 105.1971 Simbu (Chimbu) Province, Papua New Guinea Koráy mabe (man's loincloth) mid 20th century 222.2016 Simbu (Chimbu) Province, Papua New Guinea Koráy mabe (boy's loincloth) mid 20th century 223.2016 Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia Skirt ( songket) circa 1900 185.2005 Jack Carington Smith Tasmanian bush circa 1947 113.1971 Image not available Richard Smith Kite 1972 59.2001 Image not available Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Looped string hat mid 20th century 221.2016 Image not available Bharu Sumar Mirror work bag 1982 280.2010 Sumatra, Indonesia Kain songket circa 1890 217.1995 Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Hinggi (man's shawl or mantle) with design of heraldic lions circa 1975 274.2000 Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Ceremonial skirtcloth (Lau hada) circa 1900 253.2006 Tanimbar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Tubular skirt ( sarong) circa 1900 193.2005 Tanimbar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Loin cloth early 20th century 250.2006 Tanimbar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Loin cloth early 20th century 251.2006 Tanimbar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Loin cloth 19th century-early 20th century 252.2006 Tenganan, Bali, Indonesia Geringsing circa 1850 112.2003 1 2 3 4 5 6