Bastin working in collaboration with Anitha N. Reddy - Siddi people, Karnataka, India.
Recycled cotton fabric kavand quilt with cotton embroidery (46” x 40”).
Note: This textile was the winner of the Innovation Award at the 2025 International Folk Art Market.

Raffia dance skirt (20th cent.)
Hand-woven raffia cloth with hand-sewn raffia cloth applique.  Natural dyes.
(18' - 0'' x 2' - 9.5''). 

Unknown Fon textile artist. Dahomey (now Benin), c.1990s. (34.5"h. x 62"w.).
Appliqué depicting peacock, fish, drum, ceremonial sword and other traditional symbols of Fon royal history and myth.
Provenance: Private US collection.

Hand-beaten tree-bark, painted with organic pigments (charcoal pigment with fruit juice fixative).
(approx. 16" x 30")
Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, c.1980.
Vintage cotton fabric with cotton and metallic thread embroidery.
(34" h. x 29" w.)
From a U.S. private collection.

Multi-color tie-dye on cotton damask fabric (180" x 48"). Partial views shown. 

Vintage Falda (skirt) made for export and sold by Artesan's Corner.
c.1960s to 1970s
Cotton fabric with natural dyes and cotton embroidery design with hand drawn designs and both hand and machine stitching.
(60" h. x 25" w.)

Falda (skirt)
c.2015
Cotton fabric with natural dyes and cotton embroidery design
(54" h. x 30" w.)

Artist from Chonon Biri Artisans Association. Ucayali river region, Peru. c.2024
Cotton fabric with natural dyes and cotton and synthetic yarn embroidery design.
(14 1/2 h. x 14" w.)