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: 1990s

Geography: Thailand

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