Knoxville Museum of Art
Alacha stripe textile
Alacha stripe textile
Handwoven fabrics such as these were commonly used for clothing, household articles, or animal trappings. These particular pieces were backed with chit and joined with many others to make a large and very decorative patchwork camel trapping. Silk warp/cotton weft; 3x3”; Uzbek; first quarter of the twentieth century
Tuttle, Don. "Alacha Stripes." Photograph. Meller, Susan. Russian Textiles: Printed Cloth for the Bazaars of Central Asia. New York: Abrams, 194.
Anne Wilson: Wind/Rewind/Weave
Knoxville Museum of Art
WOVEN STRIPES + BANDS
Log of sources
WOVEN STRIPES + BANDS (2.63MB)
This log presents a diversity of woven textiles showing warp stripes and weft bands from various countries and time periods. Libby O'Bryan was the primary researcher of images. Emily Nachison added material, color corrected, and formatted the images with text. Olivia Valentine worked from this image bank to create the flat screen display in the exhibition.
Alacha stripe textile
Alacha stripe textile
Handwoven fabrics such as these were commonly used for clothing, household articles, or animal trappings. These particular pieces were backed with chit and joined with many others to make a large and very decorative patchwork camel trapping. Silk warp/cotton weft; 3x3”; Uzbek; first quarter of the twentieth century
Tuttle, Don. "Alacha Stripes." Photograph. Meller, Susan. Russian Textiles: Printed Cloth for the Bazaars of Central Asia. New York: Abrams, 194.
Anne Wilson: Wind/Rewind/Weave
Knoxville Museum of Art
WOVEN STRIPES + BANDS
Log of sources
WOVEN STRIPES + BANDS (2.63MB)
This log presents a diversity of woven textiles showing warp stripes and weft bands from various countries and time periods. Libby O'Bryan was the primary researcher of images. Emily Nachison added material, color corrected, and formatted the images with text. Olivia Valentine worked from this image bank to create the flat screen display in the exhibition.