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Framed Mary Rhodes Award, consisting of a stitched fabric block, black with red stitches and multicolored backing visible through oval cut-outs. Label on back of frame: "Presented to Mary Pius Fagan [OP] by the Loretto Women's Network / June, 2005."…

43 arm bangles, made of glass impregnated with shiny, colorful material. The bangles are traditional celebrative wear in Pakistan. These bangles were brought to the United States for the Loretto 200th Jubilee celebrations, along with garlands of…

Banner with pictorial needlework scene stitched with yarn, trees and river with two horses, birds, a horserider, and a bather; buildings and hills pictured in background. Backed by light blue loose-weave fabric and hung on a metal pole. "Made in…

Basket or tray, made of coral, purple, and natural-colored woven straw, three sides attached to bottom, decorated with pink, coral, and green feathers. This type of basket is used to sort grain or rice lentils, mostly in villages.

Basket woven of natural-color, purple, green, and magenta reeds, dyed with natural dyes. This multi-use basket was made by the women of SOIL (Social Organization for Integral Life), where women were taught traditional skills to make items to help…

Book, red imitation-leather cover, "The Bible in Pictures," reproducing posters by Sr. M. Claire, SMMI, and edited by the Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad, Pakistan, with text in Urdu, Sindhi, and Parkari. Printed 1988 by Ferozsons Printers (Pvt.) Ltd.…

Decorative wooden bowl (a) and stand (b) from Pakistan, two separate pieces. The bowl is carved with a leaf motif in the center and the material to the sides of each leaf cut out. The stand has four feet and is foldable, made with four interlocking…

Plexiglass-fronted wood shadowbox with four pieces of tile flooring from the chapel of the Loretto Center in St. Louis, MO, and 5-decade rosary "from one of the older sisters." The box was given to Sr. Maria Daniel, SL, for her first vows, October…

Tissue box cover, made of natural-colored woven reeds, trimmed in black with gold designs and red tassels with a circular design 4” in diameter around the opening with red embroidered flowers on a black background, fastened with Velcro. This is an…

Diamond-shaped wall decoration made of a grid of bamboo reeds decorated with colorful paper hand-folded into flowers and leaves and held together with string, plastic beads, and pins. Items like this were made by Pakistani women of the Loretto sewing…