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