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Ainak push

Fringe with warp-twined heading, ikat band, Pieced, block-printed lining

The ground fabric is red cotton with a brown striped cotton substrate. The polychrome silk embroidery is worked through both layers. There is a silk/cotton ikat binding, and a cotton fringe. The back of the bag is pieced of coarsely woven block printed cotton. Ikat binding extends to reverse to form sides of bag.

Date
late 19th-early 20th century
In our collection
since April the 4th, 2013 up to now
Dimensions
19 1/2 x 22 in. (49.53 x 55.88 cm) (includes fringe)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Silk, cotton; hook-and-needle chain stitch
Price
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Composition
cadmium40%
oxygen6%
zinc49%
atium5%