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Plate IA Asian Beadwork: Dance apron, Cenderawasih Bay region, Irian Jaya, ca. 1915. European glass beads, cotton; 55 cm h. x 42 cm w. Thomas Murray collection (photo: Don Tuttle). Plate IB Asian Beadwork: Belt, Konyak Naga peoples, Nagaland, ca. 1925 or before. European and Asian glass beads, bone; 14 cm h. x 99 cm w. Private collection (photo: Chris Cassidy). Plate IIA Asian Beadwork: Woman's blouse, Chin peoples, N.W. Myanmar, ca. 1925. Cotton, silk, European glass beads, cowrie shells; 46 cm h. x 45 cm w. Private collection (photo: Don Tuttle). Plate IIB Asian Beadwork: Mat, Lampung region, S. Sumatra, ca. 1850 or before. European and Asian glass beads, metal sequins, mica, rattan plaitwork, cotton; I 9 cm h. x 23 cm w. Thomas Murray collection (photo: Dennis Anderson). Plate IIIA Asian Beadwork: Dance apron, Sa'dan Toraja peoples, S.C. Sulawesi, ca. 1915. European and Asian glass beads, cotton; 41 cm h. x 57 cm w. Thomas Murray collection (photo: Dennis Anderson). Plate IIIB Asian Beadwork: Vest (back view, top to left), probably Iban or Maloh Dayak, W. Kalimantan (Borneo), late 19th century or before. European and Asian glass beads, cotton; 116 cm h. x 20 cm w. (entire). Private collection (photo: Chris Cassidy). Plate IVA Asian Beadwork: Panel (top to left), China (?), late 19th century. European glass beads, silk; 29 cm h. x 38 cm w. Courtesy, The Field Museum, neg. #A 112962c, Chicago (photo: Diane Alexander White). Plate IVB Asian Beadwork: Wedding bed panel (detail), Straits Chinese peoples, Penang, Malaysia, ca. 1900. European glass beads, cotton; 25 cm h. x 1903 cm w. (entire). Private collection (photo: Eileen Ryan).
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