The Collection
Textile Length
This cloth may have been woven for skirt cloth. It is unusual because it combines cotton material with weft ikat technique. It is more common to find a silk weft ikat in Thailand. Another interesting feature of the change of design in the middle of the weaving.
Title: Textile Length
Artist: Unknown
Creation Date: Unknown
Geography: Unknown
Culture: Tai
Medium: Cotton
Technique: Plain weave, tie-resist dyed weft (weft ikat)
Dimensions: 76 x 165.5 cm (29 7/8 x 65 1/8 in)
Classification: Textiles
Credit Line: Gift of Dianne Ayres and Timothy Hansen, 2021
Object ID Number: 2021.9.KT535