Wall Hanging or Ceiling Canopy
https://clevelandart.org/art/1925.118
The silk wefts of this textile were resist dyed with a design of elephants, temples, large tigers (?), sacred trees, and humans before the textile was woven. Both the weft-ikat technique and the motifs reveal the influence of Indian textiles, particularly patola. The dark redd...
Artifact
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107179
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object
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citation
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CC0
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CC0
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language
en
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wikidata
[
"Q79894674"
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source
import
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accession
1925.118
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Source image fields (4)
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Terms
Technique
tabby weave, weft ikat; silk
Medium
tabby weave, weft ikat; silk
Genre
Textile
Department
Textiles
Relations
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