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Robe (Chapan)third quarter of the 19th century

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Flat-laid ikat robe with wide sleeves and a brick-red ground densely patterned with circular white and crimson medallions and marigold yellow geometric fill motifs
Ikat-dyed textile with deep crimson ground and bold repeating medallion pattern in gold-yellow and white, with characteristic feathered edges typical of warp ikat technique.
Detail of an ikat-woven textile in deep crimson and golden yellow, with characteristic feathered-edge medallion and floral patterns; dark purple woven border trim and small tassel visible at side slit, with a contrasting multi-colored lining glimpsed at lower left.
Textile garment detail showing layered panels of ikat-woven fabric in crimson, yellow, and white alongside block-printed cotton in blue with rust-red floral medallions, with visible fringe edge and small tassel at left seam.
Title
Robe (Chapan)
Place Made
Central Asia
Date Made
third quarter of the 19th century
Medium
Silk and cotton plain weave with tie-resist-dyed warp (ikat) (adras), moiré finish, and silk warp-twined loop manipulation; Lining: cotton plain weave, printed, and silk and cotton plain weave with tie-resist-dyed warp (ikat) (adras)
Dimensions
Center back length: 53 in. (134.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of David and Elizabeth Reisbord
Accession Number
M.2022.270.5
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Esguerra, Clarissa M. Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats from the David and Elizabeth Reisbord Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2018.

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