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<textile materials>

Scope note

Collocates descriptors for the general category of materials produced by weaving, felting, knotting, twining, or otherwise processing natural or synthetic fibers so that they cohere into a form or unit; traditionally excludes fiberboard, paper, papier-mâché, and papyrus, which, though also fiber products, are considered as separate types of material. For items made of textile materials, see descriptors collocated under "textiles."

Term type

Lead term

Getty AAT term number

3000231565

Broader Terms used

<fiber products>

Created

13yrs ago

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