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Ikat-dyed silks from Southeast Asia are weft ikats. Both the technique and the use of silk originated in India and spread to those parts of Southeast Asia that were accessible to international trade. There, it gradually replaced the earlier technique of warp ikat using cotton. The antiquity of this technique in Cambodia is indicated by weft-ikat designs that are preserved on sculptures of the Ankor period (9th-13th centuries). The diagonal lattice pattern in the central field of this textile was common throughout Southeast Asia. Because the textile was inteded to be a skirt cloth, there is little figural representation in its design.
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107205
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Half of a "Sampot" (Skirt Cloth)
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107205
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Half of a "Sampot" (Skirt Cloth)
description
Ikat-dyed silks from Southeast Asia are weft ikats. Both the technique and the use of silk originated in India and spread to those parts of Southeast Asia that were accessible to international trade. There, it gradually replaced the earlier technique of warp ikat using cotton. The antiquity of this technique in Cambodia is indicated by weft-ikat designs that are preserved on sculptures of the Ankor period (9th-13th centuries). The diagonal lattice pattern in the central field of this textile was common throughout Southeast Asia. Because the textile was inteded to be a skirt cloth, there is little figural representation in its design.
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1800s–early 1900s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79894731
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Textile
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Overall: 76.2 x 345.3 cm (30 x 135 15/16 in.)
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Cambodia, 19th - early 20th century
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1925.12
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tabby weave, weft ikat; silk
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Half of a "Sampot" (Skirt Cloth), 1800s–early 1900s. Cambodia, 19th - early 20th century. Tabby weave, weft ikat; silk; overall: 76.2 x 345.3 cm (30 x 135 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1925.120
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Textiles
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 05:45:57.458000
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107205
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tabby weave, weft ikat; silk
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