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Patolu

A work made of silk and silver-metal-strip-wrapped silk, stripes of warp and weft resist dyed (double ikat), plain weave, stripes of weft resist dyed (weft ikat), plain weave , bands of plain weave and bands of open warps; plied and knotted main warp fringe.
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  • A work made of silk and silver-metal-strip-wrapped silk, stripes of warp and weft resist dyed (double ikat), plain weave, stripes of weft resist dyed (weft ikat), plain weave , bands of plain weave and bands of open warps; plied and knotted main warp fringe.

Date:

18th/19th century

Artist:

Gujarat, India

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Patolu

Place

India (Object made in)

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Made 1701–1900

Medium

Silk and silver-metal-strip-wrapped silk, stripes of warp and weft resist dyed (double ikat), plain weave, stripes of weft resist dyed (weft ikat), plain weave , bands of plain weave and bands of open warps; plied and knotted main warp fringe

Dimensions

510.5 × 121.9 cm (201 × 48 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

Reference Number

2002.916

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