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Description

Rectangular woven ikat fabric; predominantly shiny, rich purple and crimson hues. All-over geometric patterning with diamond-shaped motifs in red, orange-yellow, and blue and a dark purple ground. Bands of red along the lengthwise edges. Four thick stripes alternating with three thin bands of patterning at either end.

Specific Techniques

Fabric woven from dyed and resist-dyed weft threads (weft ikat). The fabric has been woven in a weft-faced twill weave in a Z-direction. Selvedge edges. Hand-stitched hem at each warp end. Small areas of repair have been hand-stitched (darned).

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