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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.
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