Woman's Ikat Robe, Chapan, Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Drive, North York, Toronto, ON
Excerpt from the plaque:
Woman’s Ikat Robe (Chapan), Uzbekistan, late 19th century. Silk, ikat woven; printed cotton: Ikat is a Malay-Indonesian word given to fabrics from various cultural traditions that use the tie-dye method to produce blurry repeat designs. Known as abrband (‘cloud-tying’) in Uzbek culture, it is a revered traditional art form for creating hangings for the home as well as dazzling robes for both men and women. A great amount of water is used to create the characteristic watery effect of ikat, both for the cultivation of the silk and cotton and for the dyeing processes. Today, the increased scarcity of water in Central Asia threatens the region’s centuries-old tradition of ikat production.
Woman's Ikat Robe, Chapan, Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Drive, North York, Toronto, ON
Excerpt from the plaque:
Woman’s Ikat Robe (Chapan), Uzbekistan, late 19th century. Silk, ikat woven; printed cotton: Ikat is a Malay-Indonesian word given to fabrics from various cultural traditions that use the tie-dye method to produce blurry repeat designs. Known as abrband (‘cloud-tying’) in Uzbek culture, it is a revered traditional art form for creating hangings for the home as well as dazzling robes for both men and women. A great amount of water is used to create the characteristic watery effect of ikat, both for the cultivation of the silk and cotton and for the dyeing processes. Today, the increased scarcity of water in Central Asia threatens the region’s centuries-old tradition of ikat production.