Artworks

Claire Zeisler

Silk and wool; dyed (ikat); plain weave with discontinuous wefts and plain weave self-patterned by main warp floats and supplementary brocading wefts; some knotted into netting and enclosing glass spheres, some crocheted into tassels with synthetic metallic sequins, some plied into fringes; main warp fringe; wood and metal rings; embroidery hoop · 1950

Maya

Cotton, warp ikat, plain weave; embroidered with wool in chain, running (pattern darning), and surface satin stitches · 1930

Coudurier-Fructus-Descher

Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, warp and weft resist-dyed (warp and weft ikat) warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts; woven on a loom with a Jacquard attachment · 1920

Maya

Cotton, weft ikat, plain weave · 1901

Maya

Cotton, warp ikat, plain weave; embroidered with cotton and wool in chain and surface satin stitches · 1901

Iban

Two panels joined: cotton, stripes of plain weave (paired warps) and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave (paired warps); with supplementary weft twining; main warp plied knotted fringe · 1901

Ngada

Three panels joined: cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat) warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave; joined with cotton in laced cross stitches; embellished and beaded with cotton, glass beads, shells and pieces of metal · 1901

Sumatra

Ikat · 1901

Lana Almedia Marcellus Jeffery

Silk, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some with supplementary patterning warps, some with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, some velvet, some with self-patterning; some painted, warp ikat, or engraved roller printed; pieced; appliquéd with cotton and silk, cut solid velvet; stamped; and embroidered with silk in buttonhole, chain, detached chain, cross, double feather, herringbone, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; backed with cotton, plain weave; roller printed · 1896

Komering

Cotton, bands of plain weave, of plain weave embroidered with cotton in chain, double running, eyelet hole and satin stitches; of plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; of single interlocking tapestry weave; of weft twining; of weft resist dyed (weft ikat) plain weave; plied knotted warp fringe · 1875

Ruth Hart

Silk, stripes of warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, warp-float faced 7:1 warp chevron twill weave and plain weave; pieced; stars: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 and 4:1 satin and plain weaves; some self-patterned by complementary ground wefts or by warp and weft floats; some in stripe of both weaves with supplementary patterning warps; some with impressed patterning; some warp ikat dyed; some printed; and silk and cotton, plain weave self-patterned by weft floats; pieced; quilted with silk threads; edged with ribbon of silk, stripes of warp-float facd 4:1 satin weave and plain weave with extended weft loops; backing: cotton, plain weave; glazed; batting: cotton · 1835

Iban Navarro

Three panels joined: Side panels: cotton, stripes of plain weave and of warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave; Center panel: cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading and twining wefts and supplementary wrapping elements · 1801

Abung

Two panels joined: cotton and silk, stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, pineapple fiber, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) in buttonhole, double running, split, stem, straight and surface satin; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors · 1801

Paminggir

Two panels joined: stripes of cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat), plain weave with paired warps; cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts: and stripes of cotton, plain weave embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk in back, chain, stem and surface satin stitches; laidwork and couching · 1801

Jean-Baptiste II Tilliard

Frame of beechwood carved and gilded; upholstered in ikat · 1700

Sumatra

Center in formalized floral design woven by tied-dye process known as ikat, giving effect of shot silk; colors blue, green, black and light reds; two borders in gold thread in geometric design; corners have floral motif in gold