Thangka or painting showing a mythological subject with Buddha enshrined, on calico: China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibetan, from a temple at Lhasa

Thangka or painting showing a lama seated and holding a rosary and a flower, in distemper on calico, mounted with red, yellow and blue silk borders, and on rollers: Tibet

Thangka or painting showing a god in yellow, seated and holding a rat and a chank shell, in distemper on calico, mounted with red, black and green calico borders, and on rollers: Tibet

Thangka or temple painting of a yellow Buddha on a lotus throne with disciples and Buddhas around, in distemper on calico with brocaded silk borders on a roller with metal ends and silk veil: Tibet

Thangka or temple painting of Saint Padma-Sambhava enshrined with Buddhas above and Hell and Paradise below, in distemper on calico, mounted with brocaded silk borders on roller with brass ends: Tibetan

Thangka or temple painting of a yellow Buddha seated with disciples with seated images, in distemper on calico, mounted with silk brocade borders and a roller with brass ends: Tibetan

Thangka or temple painting of a seated four-armed deity holding a sword, an arrow and a book, in distemper on calico, mounted on silk brocade with a roller and an inscription on the back: Tibetan

Thangka or temple painting showing an orange-coloured Buddha seated on a lotus, holding a flower-vase in his left hand, with the Green Tara and a four-armed goddess below, in distemper colours on calico, with silk brocade borders on a roller: Tibet

Thangka or temple painting of the celestial Buddha Amitabha meditating with seated images of Sakya-Muni and yellow hat disciples, seated goddesses below, in distemper and gold on calico: Tibetan

Thangka or temple painting showing Saint Padma Sambhava in his eight forms, in distemper on calico, mounted with figured silk borders on a roller with brass ends: Tibet

Thangka painting showing the Buddhist Wheel of Life, in distemper colours on calico, mounted, with brocaded silk borders, on a roller with brass ends and a silken veil: Tibet

Thangka or temple painting of Buddha seated with a Celestial Buddha, White Tara, Green Tara and a chorten, in distemper on calico with green silk with a roller: China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xigaze Prefecture, Gyangze, Tibetan

Skirt combined with a head covering with network for seeing and breathing through, of white calico embroidered in white and light grey silk, part of a Muslim woman's outfit: Afghanistan

Pair of trousers and shoes combined, of embroidered white calico, part of a Muslim woman's outfit: Afghanistan

Man's printed calico shirt covered with talismanic inscriptions, worn under armour and believed to protect the wearer from danger during battle: Middle East, Iran, 18th century

Printed calico material (susanni-kari) for making women's trousers, with a pattern of flower sprays, each in the form of a cone-fruit, with narrow border of cones, all on a white ground: Middle East, Iran