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Issey Miyake
Woman's Scarf1989

Not on view
Textile sculpture with tall central peak and star-shaped base, finely pleated fabric in alternating black and pale gold stripes
Woven sculptural form with multiple tapering finger-like extensions, densely coiled in black, gray, and gold strands in a checkered pattern, resting on a pale gray surface.
Close-up detail of a folded textile with resist-dyed pattern in dark brown and cream, showing fine pleating and irregular striped markings characteristic of shibori or adire technique.

Issey Miyake, Miyake Design Studio, Scarf, 1989, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Bernard Kester, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Issey Miyake
Japan, 1938-2022
Design House
Miyake Design Studio
Japan, founded 1970
Title
Woman's Scarf
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1989
Medium
Silk plain weave (organza), clamp-resist dyed with heat- and pressure-set pleats
Dimensions
17 3/8 × 43 1/2 in. (44.13 × 110.49 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Bernard Kester
Accession Number
AC1995.72.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles