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Source Description
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 <em>patola</em>. The dark reddish-maroon color of the ground, however, was not produced by over-dyeing, as in India and Bali, but by the combination of red wefts with black warps. This silk was made to serve as a wall hanging or ceiling canopy in a Buddhist temple.
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107179
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Wall Hanging or Ceiling Canopy
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107179
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object
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Wall Hanging or Ceiling Canopy
description
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 <em>patola</em>. The dark reddish-maroon color of the ground, however, was not produced by over-dyeing, as in India and Bali, but by the combination of red wefts with black warps. This silk was made to serve as a wall hanging or ceiling canopy in a Buddhist temple.
date
early 1900s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79894674
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Textile
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Overall: 90.2 x 205.7 cm (35 1/2 x 81 in.)
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Cambodia, Khmer People, early 20th century
accession
1925.118
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tabby weave, weft ikat; silk
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Wall Hanging or Ceiling Canopy, early 1900s. Cambodia, Khmer People, early 20th century. Tabby weave, weft ikat; silk; overall: 90.2 x 205.7 cm (35 1/2 x 81 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1925.118
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Textiles
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 05:45:48.191000
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107179
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tabby weave, weft ikat; silk
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