Signs & Symbols - line art Shawl woven from llama wool. Peru.

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Tie/Dye cloth from Sierra Leone.

Signs & Symbols - line art The Americas Woven snake. Peru.

Signs & Symbols - line art Islam Details from a carpet. Islam is both a culture and a religion with a rich tradition of artistic expression in literature, the visual arts engineering and architecture.

Industry & Technology -line art 18th century textile manufacturing The Ribband Weavers Loom.

Patterns & Motifs - (Color) A Victorian carpet design with Mediterranean influences c. 1840.

Patterns & Motifs - Carpet - (Color) A Victorian carpet design with Mediterranean influences c. 1840.

Signs & Symbols - line art Islam A saddle cloth. 17th Century Turkey. Islam is both a culture and a religion with a rich tradition of artistic expression in literature, the visual arts engineering and architecture.

Signs & Symbols - line art Islam 16th Century velvet cloth decorated with star-shaped flowers. 17th century Turkey. Islam is both a culture and a religion with a rich tradition of artistic expression in literature, the visual arts engineering and archit

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of patterns used by the Yoruba people in Nigeria on resist-dyed fabrics. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a to

Patterns & Motifs - line art Assyrian Ornament Assyria is an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia (modern day northern Iraq and south eastern Turkey) which lies between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers (Mesopotamia is Greek for "between the rivers") - arguably

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Detail of patterns used by the Yoruba people in Nigeria on resist-dyed fabrics. The Yoruba are one of the two major Ethnic groups of Nigeria. They Yoruba kingdoms were founded in the 11th century, each based around a to

Wood loom for weaving carpet