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...that illiterate American slave quiltmaker Harriet Powers sold her now-museum-quality quilts (pictured) in the 1880s for only a couple of dollars?
...that the Raphael Cartoons, tapestry designs from 1515 which are among the most influential works of Renaissance art, remained torn into strips for 175 years?
... that Alaskan fiber artist Fran Reed was known for her distinctive baskets made from dried fish skins?

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