Description
Mid 20th Century Hand-woven IkatÂ
Can be used as a feature wall hanging or throw…Â
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Region: East Sumba
Sumba is an island in the Lesser Sunda Archipelago in the central and eastern parts of IndonesiaÂ
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Length: 244cm / 96 inches
Width: 100cm / 39 inches
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This fine quality Ikat has a perfectly matched seam down the centre consisting of 2 panels sewn together which is a common technique by the weavers when trying to achieve 1 large piece of cloth – a true hand-weaving trademark from Indonesia. One-piece hand-woven textiles are rarely produced longer than 90 cm long.
The fabrics are painstakingly hand spun, dyed and woven in the traditional way. The dyeing technique (originating from Indonesia) requires repeated and multiple processes to produce the elaborate multi-coloured patterns.
Villagers grow much of the cotton, which is softened and cleaned with hand crafted wooden tools. It is then spun by hand on small wheels into a fine yarn. The yarn is wound onto a frame to create the warp. The warp yarns are tied with Lontar (strips of palm leaf) to create the pattern. This works in the same way as a tie-dye – as the section of yarn beneath the tie will not take the colour.
After dyeing, the warp can be tied again and over-dyed several times to create a wide range of colours or tones.
Once the dyeing process is complete the warp yarns need to threaded onto the loom, each yarn in precisely the correct position to recreate the desired pattern. Inevitably the yarns will not align exactly creating the characteristic blurredÂ
Additional information
| Country | Indonesia |
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