Ikat coat

Details

• Title

  Ikat coat

• Associated people

  Robert Shaw (1839 - 1879) (owner)

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Xinjiang › Kashgar (place of creation)

• Date

  1801 - 1869

• Material and technique

  silk, with ikat-dyed warp; cotton lining, printed and dyed; raw cotton padding; silk or cotton braid, dyed cream and red

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  woven;

  dyed › resist dyed › ikat resist dyed;

  plaited

• Object type

  clothing › garment › coat;

  textile

• Dimensions

  122 x 184 cm max. (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Transferred from the Indian Institute, University of Oxford.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.3987

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