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The British Museum in London houses a wedding mat that is made of cotton and decorated with embroidery, appliqué and shisha work. It is attributed to Banjaras from Central India. The mat measures 65 by 65 cm. It was acquired by the Museum in 1986.

The British Museum in London houses a dowry bag that is made of cotton and decorated with embroidery and shells. It is attributed to Banjaras from Central India. The bag measures 42 by 42 cm. The object was acquired in 1986.

The British Museum in London houses a skirt that is made of cotton and decorated with embroidery and shisha work. It is attributed to Banjaras from Rajasthan in India. It dates to 1918 or earlier. The skirt measures 90 by 50 cm.

The British Museum in London houses a container, made of cotton and decorated with embroidery. The container measures 57 by 56 cm. It is attributed to the Banjaras from India. The Museum acquired the object in 1986.

The British Museum in London houses a blouse, made of cotton and decorated with embroidery. The garment measures 41 by 71 cm. It is attributed to the Banjaras from Himachal Pradesh, India. The blouse was acquired by the Museum in 1993.

Fermo Cathedral in east central Italy houses a chasuble that reputedly belonged to St Thomas Becket, the English Bishop of Canterbury, who was murdered on 29 December 1170 and was canonised two years later, on 25 February 1173, by Pope Alexander III. The semicircular chasuble is 1.6 m high and has a circumference of 5.4 m. Its description as a chasuble is somewhat surprising, since its appearance is that of a cope.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses a sarong from Lampung, southern Sumatra, Indonesia. It probably dates to the early twentieth century. It is made of cotton (ikat) bands interspersed with silk thread embroidered bands. According to curatorial information, the combination of ikat and embroidery is characteristic for (central) Lampung.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses a ceremonial banner from Lampung, southern Sumatra, Indonesia. It probably dates to the eighteenth century and measures 411.5 x 123.2 cm. It seems to be a palepai, the name for a large hanging that was displayed by the wealthy on important occasions. Such hangings often carried representations of large ships.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses a ceremonial costume element with woven decoration and with  beadwork. It derives from the island of Timor, in the modern province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, and dates to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. It is 44.45 cm wide and made of cotton.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses a ceremonial woman's skirt (localled called lau hada) decorated with beadwork. It derives from the island of Sumba, in the modern province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, and dates to the early twentieth century. It measures 157.5 x 49.5 cm. It is made of cotton with a decoration made of nassa shells and glass beads.