Ikat Textile Item Number: 1647/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
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).
Item History
- Made in Cambodia
- Owned by Marta Friesen before May 14, 1994
- Received from Marta Friesen (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) on May 14, 1994
What
- Name
- Ikat Textile
- Identification Number
- 1647/2
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- silk fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- resist dyed, woven and stitched
- Overall
- height 164.0 cm, width 93.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Cambodian
- Previous Owner
- Marta Friesen
- Received from
- Marta Friesen (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cambodia
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 14, 1994
- Acquisition Date
- on May 14, 1994
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1647/0002