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Wall hanging
(Pardah)
(20th century)
Medium
silk and cotton (ikat), cotton, cotton (thread)
Measurements
234.8 × 172.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Vivien Knowles, 2012
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Uzbekistan
Accession Number
2012.355
Department
Asian Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Physical description
This pieced hanging is made from adras fabrics, woven with silk warps and cotton wefts. It features emblematic red and yellow gul motifs that resemble stylised floral and traditional jewellery forms, on an undyed white ground. The design was created using the ikat technique in which warp threads are bound to resist coloured dyes, a process repeated for successive colours, before weaving. It is lined with cotton fabric and edged with cotton braid.