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1. First American Art: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art
   Focuses on the collectors' 'love of beautiful objects' (rather than objects with historical significance or those that achieve ethnological representation). Features images of items from the collection and short essays on themes such as emotion, movement, and intimacy.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-10-2006 : baskets, crafts, indian arts: north americaindians of north america: material culture, moccasins, native american crafts, native americans, sculpture, textiles
2. Weaving Art Museum: The Wealth of Kings: Masterpiece Persian Carpets
   This exhibit 'focuses attention on a number of early carpets made during the golden age of Persian Carpet production, circa 1450-1650.' Features an illustrated essay about the historic and cultural situation when the rugs were produced, and annotated photos of carpets.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-10-2006 : crafts, oriental carpets, persian rugs, textiles
3. Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets
   Explores patterns and deviations in Oriental carpets. Has a discussion and examples of asymmetry and symmetry-breaking and grids and tessellations, a rug gallery, and a description of rug knots (Turkish and Persian). Also includes a glossary, bibliographies, activities for students, and related material.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-10-2006 : bibliographies, crafts, glossary, oriental carpets, persian rugs, rug knots (turkish and persian), tessellations, textiles
4. Small Change: Bonded Child Labor in India's Silk Industry
   This 2003 report discusses human rights concerns with children working as bonded laborers ('bound to their employers in exchange for a loan') in the silk industry in India. It provides background on the India's silk industry (including sari weaving) and industry conditions and recommendations for change.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-09-2006 : agricultural laborers, caste system, child labor, constitutional law and civil liberties, dalits, forced labor, human rights, human rights: india, industries, international governments, labor, sericulture, silk industry, slavery, textiles, untouchables
5. Best of the Web
   An extensive list selected by librarians.
   11-09-2006 : abbreviations, acronyms, address directories, adult literacy, aids, almanacs, anagrams, anthropology, apparel, archaeology, area studies, art. architecture, arts administration, astronomy, audio books, authors, avian influenza, awards, bankruptcies, best of the web, biographies, biology, bird flu, bisexual studies, book arts, book trade, books, books and 'zines, booksellers, botany, bronx on the web, building, buildings, buses, business, calculators, calendars, careers, celebrations, chemistry, children, children's resources, citation guides, climatology, communication, community, community information, company information, computers, construction, consumer, converters, copyright, cosmetics, cost of living, country information, culinary history, current events, dance, dictionaries, disability information, disability resources, disaster preparedness, domestic violence, earth science, economic statistics, education, eldercare, elections, email, emergency preparedness, employment, encyclopedias, engineering, environmental science, ethnic groups, evaluating information, exercise, fashion, federal government, film, finance, financial, fine arts, folklore, food, food science, foreign governments, fragrances, fun and interesting sites, games, gay, genealogy, geography, geology, government, government agencies, government: documents, government: state and local, grammar, hardware, health, health care providers and facilities, health info in languages, healthy eating, historical documents, history, history of medicine, hiv, holidays, homelessness, homework help, housing, humanities, immigrants, immigration, industry information, insurance, internet, job training, journal articles, law, law dictionaries, law libraries, law societies, lawyer and law firm directories, lawyer referral, legal abbreviations, legal aid services, legal forms, legal information, legal issues, legal search tools, lesbian, libraries, linguistics, literature, macintosh computers, magazine articles, manhattan on the web, manuscripts, maps, market research, mathematics, measurements, media, medical dictionaries, medical research and trials, medicine, medicine: alternative, medicines: prescription and nonprescription, men, mental health and behavior, movies, music, mysticism, mythology, names, native north american resources, new york, new york city, news, occult, operating systems, parapsychology, parent resources, patents, people, performing arts, pet health, philosophy, photography, physical fitness, physics, political science, prescription and nonprescription medicines, primary documents public records, prizes, programming languages, psychology, publishers, quotations, radio, reading, recorded sound, religions, resources for older adults, resources for young adults, science, search the internet, self-help, senior citizens, seniors' organizations, small business, social sciences, social services, sociology, software, space science, sports, staten island on the web, statistical sources, statistics, subways, teaching resources, technology, teen life, teenagers, telephone directories, television, textiles, theatre, theology, time, trademarks, training, trains, transgender studies, translation, transportation, travel, united nations, viruses, volunteering, voter information, weather, web design, websites for writers, women's studies, world wide web, writers' resources, zoology
6. Cashmere Goats
   Overview of the production of cashmere from goats, with discussion of countries of production, selection of breeding stock, and maintenance tips.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-09-2006 : agriculture, animals, cashmere, goats: breeding, industries, livestock, textiles, uc davis small farm center
7. Victoria and Albert Museum Access to Images
   A database of over 20,000 images covering ceramics, fashion, furniture, glass, metalwork, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, textiles and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-08-2006 : arts, ceramics, decorative arts, design, fashion, furniture, glass, metalwork, museums, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, textiles, victoria and albert museum
8. Descendants of the Incas
   Photographs show weavers and their looms, yarns, traditional weaving designs, Inca ruins, and land and people of the village of Chinchero. Shows the traditions of Andean woven goods from creation to the market place.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-08-2006 : andean woven goods, central american studies, chinchero (peru), fabrics, inca ruins, incas: descendants, indians of south america: andes region, latin america, looms, south america, textiles, traditional weaving designs, weavers, weaving: peru, yarns
9. History and Significance of Ghana's Kente Cloth
   Discusses Kente, the ceremonial cloth woven by the Ashanti and shows a number of examples.
   11-07-2006 : africa, ashanti culture, ceremonial cloth, cloth: ceremonial, embroidered, ethnic groups, fabric: ceremonial, ghana's kente cloth, material: ceremonial, textiles, west africa
10. The Legacy of Genghis Khan
    Court art and culture in western Asia, 1256-1353. Examines the achievements in Iran and China after the Mongol invasions. Includes a resource guide for teachers. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-06-2006 : art: ilkhanid, art: iran: chinese influences, art: islamic, court art and culture: asia, fabrics, genghis khan, illumination of books and manuscripts, islam, manuscript illustration, middle east: civilization, mongol invasions, mongols and islam, mongols in china and in iran, muslims, teaching resources, textile art, textiles
11. Art of India
    Covers many different kinds of Indian arts.
    10-12-2006 : art: india, contemporary art, crafts, culture, dance, folk art, india: art, lesson plans, music, patterns, prints, teaching resources, textiles
12. Fashion-Era
    Fashion history, including textiles and social history. Includes fashion design tutorials and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    10-12-2006 : clothing and dress, costume, fashion, fashion design, history, social history, textiles, tutorials, victorian fashion
13. Cornell Costume and Textile Collection
    European and American fashions from the 18th century to the present with ethnographic textiles and costume. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    12-31-1969 : american fashions, apparel, costume museums, costumes, ethnographic textiles, european fashions, fashion, history, textile museums, textiles
14. The Costume Gallery
    Extensive collection of photos on all facets of costume and its history. Also a guide to textiles, and commercial links to suppliers and designers. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    12-31-1969 : costumes, designers: costume, history: costumes, textiles
15. Handbook for the Appreciation of Japanese Traditional Crafts
    This handbook 'was written with the aim of promoting a better understanding of Japanese crafts by explaining special and unfamiliar terms in plain language. Typical works are introduced with explanations of the techniques used and the themes they explore.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    12-31-1969 : bamboo work, ceramics, cloisonne, decorative arts, dolls, dyeing, folk art, gemstones, glass, handicraft, ink stones, ivory, japanese traditional crafts, kirikane, metalwork, textiles, urushi art, weaving, woodwork

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