Ikat tiraz
900s
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Ikat tiraz, 900s. Yemen, San'a, Reign of Rassid Imams. Cotton and gold leaf: resist-dyed warp (ikat); plain weave with inscription; overall: 41.7 x 30 cm (16 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1950.524 The "flame" pattern was dyed on the vertical warp threads before weaving began by tightly binding them to resist dye penetration, and repeated for each color. The process and fabric are called ikat, a Malaysian word which may have originated in South Arabia. Yemeni ikats with historical Arabic inscriptions from the 10th century are among the oldest known. This text, written in kufic script with gold paint outlined in black, is so damaged that it cannot be read.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Cotton and gold leaf: resist-dyed warp (ikat); plain weave with inscription
- Medium
- cotton, gold, leaf, resist-dyed, warp, ikat, plain, weave, inscription
- Dimensions
- Overall: 41.7 x 30 cm (16 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: an elaborate Kufic inscription is painted; it has many braided letters and is so damaged that it cannot be read.
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1950.524
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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