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Wall hanging
Medium
silk and cotton (ikat), cotton, cotton (thread)
Measurements
234.8 × 172.6 cm
Place/s of Execution
Uzbekistan
Accession Number
2012.355
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Vivien Knowles, 2012
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Level 1, NGV International
Physical description
This pieced hanging is made from adras fabrics, woven with silk warps and cotton wefts. It features emblematic red and yellow gul motifs that resemble stylised floral and traditional jewellery forms, on an undyed white ground. The design was created using the ikat technique in which warp threads are bound to resist coloured dyes, a process repeated for successive colours, before weaving. It is lined with cotton fabric and edged with cotton braid.