Central Asian ikat

Ottoman & Central Asia tradition · 4 examples · indicative market tier: $500–5k (accessible antique & fine living craft)

Ikat (literally "to bind" in Malayo-Polynesian languages) is a dyeing technique from Southeast Asia used to pattern textiles that employs resist dyeing on the yarns before dyeing and weaving the fabric. In Southeast Asia, ikat weaving traditions can be divided into two general groups of related traditions. The first is found among Daic-speaking peoples (Laos, northern Vietnam, and Hainan). Wikipedia →

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