Textile panel of indigo and off-white double-ikat cotton

Title
Textile panel of indigo and off-white double-ikat cotton
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Petzel, Florence Eloise
Description
Textile panel of indigo and off-white double-ikat cotton with designs of a blurred floral medallion and tic-tac-toe rectangles; small attached swatch of double-ikat polka-dot design; wall hanging; the Japanese word for ikat is kasuri.
Motif
Floral medallion Check Polka-dot
Work Type
wall hangings
Location
Japan
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1989.029.063
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton
Technique
Kasuri Weft Kasuri and Double Kasuri
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Record says this is a double ikat. In Japan the double Kasuri are only produced in Okinawa. Both the warp and weft yarns are tied and dyed before being woven into a single textile.