Issued in connection with an exhibition held Oct. 13, 2010-Mar. 17, 2011, Textile Museum, Washington, D.C.
Contents:
Abr fabrics of Uzbekistan / Sayera Makhkamova -- The many lives of ikat / Kate Fitz Gibbon -- Central Asian ikats : origins and sources of design / Andrew Hale -- Oasis style / Sumru Belger Krody -- The Russian connection : printed-cotton export cloth / Susan Meller -- Binding clouds in the twenty-first century : Central Asian ikat today / Mary M. Dusenbury -- Catalogue : images and structural information / Sumru Belger Krody -- Appendix : Central Asian ikats in the Silahtar treasury at the Topkapi palace museum / Feza Çakmut
Summary:
"Ikats derive their name from the technique used to create them, wherein parts of the warp or weft are protected in order to resist dye... The resulting textiles are recognized for their daring, often large designs, clever color combinations and dazzling palettes... 185 ikat textiles [are presented here] from the collection donated to The Textile Museum since 2005 by Murad Megalli of Istanbul." --Publisher's web site.
