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Ensemble - Kutchi Group, Pashtun Peoples, Afghanistan

Description: Ensemble - Kutchi Dress, Pashtun Peoples, Afghanistan. This assembled ensemble consists of: 1. Dress. Full-length. High neckline, slight V-shape. Front yoke/bib panel of fine needlework geometric shapes and patterns, in orange, purple, green, and blue. Front of bodice with four large embroidered rosettes of silver couching with orange silver/white, and black borders. Over-length, wide sleeves of patchwork of materials, including red, purple, and pink. Cuffs of heavy silver couching with… more
Date: 1940/1960
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: Dress of black wool. Below-knee length. V neckline with trim of black chenille fringe. 3/4 sleeves with matching fringe. Center front opening from neckline to below waist, secured with tiny hidden snaps and single hook and eye at waist. Attached self belt at waist, the ends of which cross over and secure with pairs of hooks and eyes to side seams. Skirt is gathered at waistline. Hem with black chenille fringe. Bodice partly lined with sheer black organza across shoulder blades at back. Attached… more
Date: 1960
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Metal handbag

Description: Handbag of brass, steel, gold and aqua metal micro beads with square gilt frame in floral motif. Plunger style closure with circular, laurel leaf pull. Straight fringe of self beading with looped ends. Chain link handle. Lined in light green taffeta with roses and vine trim. No labels or markings. Measurements: 12.5 cm x 14.5 cm, excluding fringe.
Date: 1910/1919
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Reticule purse

Description: Rectangular reticule handbag of yellow glass beads with multicolored floral design. Bottom of beaded Vandyke lattice design with fringe of self ending in small loops of yellow beads. Red/orange crochet tatted covered loops along top with no drawstring. Fully lined in copper brown with small patch pocket. No labels. Measurements: 18.5 cm x 20.5 cm excluding fringe and looped closure rings.
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Leather ensemble

Description: Three-piece ensemble of purple leather. A) Overlay of rounded yoke shoulders with 2 1/2" center front webbed placket and 28" fringe around balance of hemline. B) Midriff top with 22" fringe along hemline. Sleeveless with center back leather strap lace-up closure. C) Mini skirt. Slightly A-lined. Center back zipper closure.
Date: 1968~
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Necklace - Rabari Festival Attire

Description: Necklace. "Bib" style necklace with 4-strand black yarn necklace with silver slide at back. Front bib of silver beads mounted in vertical bands into a "fan" form, from which hang a fringe of 11 polished cowrie(?) shells, with a further fringe of pendant chains and spheres hanging from each shell.
Date: 1975/2000
Creator: Rabari Peoples
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded purse

Description: Handbag of multicolored (predominantly blue) beads in abstract design. Curved brass frame trimmed with mother of pearl, garnets, and aquamarine or topaz with scalloped bottom. Looped beaded fringe; double chain handle attached to two small lion chain supports; balled, plunger type closure. Blue silk lining with two interior pockets. Measurements: 18 cm from center of frame to bottom of fringe; 17 cm across base of purse.
Date: 1920/1929
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Reticule bag

Description: Drawstring reticule of ocher or gold-toned crochet trimmed with transparent iridescent purple glass beads.Trimmed with two tiers of looped fringe at top and three tiers on lower half with lattice-like design around middle and looped tassel at bottom. Chain drawstring through metal loops. Unlined. Measurements: 17 cm excluding fringe, 11 cm width.
Date: 1920/1929
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Mesh purse

Description: Purse of German or French silver mesh with scalloped fringe. Ornate silver frame in pentagon shape with blue cabochons at hinged ball twist closure; linked chain handle. Initialed "E. E." on inside of frame at closure. Measurements: 15.5 cm across base of frame; 17 cm from bottom of frame to bottom center, excluding fringe.
Date: 1900/1919
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Handbag

Description: Beaded handbag. Rectangular gilt metal frame with suspension chain and ball closure. Body of bag is covered with multi-colored glass beads forming a picture of a bird and flowers amid scrolling forms, same image on each side. Bottom of bag with blue beaded loops of fringe. Interior lining of blue satin, with attached circular mirror on a ribbon. European, either Paris or Vienna.
Date: 1910
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded necklace

Description: Necklace for festival outfit of the Boysun Tribe, Surxondaryo (Surkhandarya) Province, southern Uzbekistan. D) Bead Necklace. "choker" style bead necklace composed of sections of orange and black horizontal strands interspersed with diamond-shaped motifs of white, orange, green, yellow, and reddish brown. Below the main section is a "fringe, consisting of white beads forming a narrow net, then bands of red and orange, then fringe of blue, yellow, black, white, red, green, and ending in shells,… more
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Purse

Description: Handbag of glass beads of boldly colored shades of green, yellow, red, blue, pink and black in a somewhat stylized floral design. Bronze frame cast with floral forms and openwork, and set with navy blue and green cabochons. Roses on frame have remains of applied coloration. Suspension chain in rope form with spaced clusters of green and blue beads. Bag has looped and twisted fringe at bottom composed of green and black faceted beads. Pink satin lining, mostly deteriorated. Ball and socket filig… more
Date: 1920/1929
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Envelope-style bag

Description: Flat envelope-type bag formed as a miniature wool "Persian" carpet on one side, with design in cream, blue, yellow, red, golden brown, and green. Back is plain red. Multicolored stitching and fringe at base to join sides, with long multicolored pendant cords terminating in pompoms/tassels. One red and one yellow fringe/pompoms at upper corners. No fasteners or flap. Multi-colored cord handle/strap with three pompoms/inverted tassels near top of arc. Unlined. No labels. Measurements: Body of … more
Date: 1960/1969
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Pendant

Description: Part of Ensemble: Kutchi Dress, Pashtun Peoples, Afghanistan. Pendant plaque of silver set with simulated gemstones, trapezoidal, almost triangular. Central artificial emerald stone within border of smaller simulated stones (rubies, emeralds, sapphires). In corners of panel are set single artificial stones. Outer band of stones. Chased outer edges. Upper edge with applied loops/roundels with suns/flower-heads. From bottom edge of each plaque is a fringe of chain ending in hollow spheres. No vi… more
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Necklace

Description: Necklace for festival outfit of the Boysun Tribe, Surxondaryo (Surkhandarya) Province, southern Uzbekistan. D) Bead Necklace. "choker" style bead necklace composed of sections of orange and black horizontal strands interspersed with diamond-shaped motifs of white, orange, green, yellow, and reddish brown. Below the main section is a "fringe, consisting of white beads forming a narrow net, then bands of red and orange, then fringe of blue, yellow, black, white, red, green, and ending in shells,… more
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Western blouse

Description: A) Blouse of red silk. "Western style" with red bugle beaded fringe across yoke seam front and back. Long sleeves have four small buttons on long cuff and shorter matching fringe. Pointed collar. Center front placket opening with six small circular red buttons. Unlined. Designer's label: Lesly / Garrett Content/care/size label Label: Texas / [star] / Chic B) Tie of matching red silk. Passes through loop on back neckline of shirt. Long, thin, rectangular.
Date: 1975/1985
Creator: Garrett, Lesly
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Earrings - Banjara Festival Attire

Description: Earrings. Pair of earrings for pierced ears. Each earring is composed of an inner and outer circular hoop. A single flat silver pendant is suspended within the inner hoop, while a fringe of 7 pendants of a bugle bead and a silver sphere hang from the inner hoop. From the outer hoop hang a long triangular pendant fringe of 13 graduated strands with bugle beads, terminating in flat silver teardrop forms.
Date: 1975/2000
Creator: Banjara Peoples
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Mini Dress

Description: Sheath-style mini dress of pink linen with all-over eyelash fringe. The linen-weave garment is sleeveless, with rounded neckline. It is printed with an elongated honey-comb pattern in shades of pink and white with woven-in fringe throughout. At each shoulder is three circular pink cloth covered buttons. The honeycomb pattern starts out light pink, and darkens towards the hem of the dress. Lower hem is dagged, following the line of the pattern. Lined at hem and upper part in pink. Label in… more
Date: 1965/1969
Creator: Remas of Scottsdale
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded handbag

Description: Beaded handbag in oversized rectangular shape. Rectangular gilt frame with twist closure set with green cabochons. Body of bag formed of red, silver, grey, and black beads in a mosaic/Turkish carpet pattern. Single chain handle attaches to purse at scrolled fixtures set on opposite sides of the frame. Bottom of bag with scalloped beaded fringe matching body of bag. Lined in pale peach satin with one pocket and attached small coin purse with ball twist closure. Sewn into lining is woven tag "Mad… more
Date: 1920/1929
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Fringed vest

Description: Vest of black velveteen with printed black leather suede fringe. Floral print suede in metallic colors of silver, green, pale blue, mauve, and gold. Fringe is 3/1/2" bands of printed suede sewn horizontally and overlapping. Styled with high padded, overlapping collar of matching printed suede and left side opening with closure of five brass snaps. Sleeveless with bound armholes. Opening faced in black velveteen; lined in black cotton. Designer's label: Roberto Cavalli / Firenze / Made in Italy … more
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Cavalli, Roberto, 1940-
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Festival ensemble

Description: Festival outfit of the Boysun Tribe, Surxondaryo (Surkhandarya) Province, southern Uzbekistan. a ) Dress of maroon silk with multicolored cotton Suzani-style embroidered floral designs. Knee-length(+/-), with slight v-neckline and collar. Slight gathers/pleats into yoke just below neckline. Embroidery in panels/sections over much of the garment, with white scrolling vine forms, green leaf forms, blue, yellow, and white "snowflake"/roundel motifs, green, red, orange, pink, and white plant forms… more
Date: 1960/2000
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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