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Ikat

Ikat (literally "to bind" in Malayo-Polynesian languages) is a dyeing technique from Southeast Asia used to pattern textiles that employs resist dyeing on the yarns before dyeing and weaving the fabric. In Southeast Asia, ikat weaving traditions can be divided into two general groups of related traditions. The first is found among Daic-speaking peoples…

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Material
cotton, silk, silk cotton
Place of origin
Southeast Asia (Austronesian and Daic-speaking peoples)

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Double ikat

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Ikat

Nodes129
Edges128
Triples244
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015504
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Ikat

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related to Further reading · 33
Ikat → An Asian Textile, Andrew, APH Publishing, Barry, Cantor Art Gallery, Carey, Central Asia, Dawson, Exhibit Catalog, Ghosh, Gibbon, Giglio, Gillow, Guido Goldman Collection, Hale, Hana, Hudson, India, ISBN, John
related to External links · 27
Ikat → Albert Museum, Archived, Art, ArtXchange, Australia, Culture, Europeana, February, Internet Archive, Making, March, May, National Museum, Natural History, November, October, Retrieved, Retrieved February, South America, South American Ikat
related to Distribution · 22
Ikat → Although, Argentina, Bolivia, Bukhara, Central, Central Asia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hotan, In, In South America, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kashgar, Mexico, North America, Samarkand, Silk Road, Uzbek/Uyghur
related to Latin America · 18
Ikat → Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Huaso, Mexican, Mexico, Peru, The Mapuche, The Mexican, These, Venezuela, West, Wool
related to Etymology · 17
Ikat → Bali, Borneo, English, European, Flores, Indonesian, It, Java, Malay, Maluku, Rouffaer, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Sumba, The, Thus, Timor
related to history · 15
Ikat → Asia, Austronesian, Austronesians, BC, BP, Daic-speaking, Dong Son, Madagascar, Neolithic, Previously, Southeast Asia, These, This, Vietnam, Warp
related to Warp ikat · 15
Ikat → After, As, BIM, Central Asia's, First, However, Indonesian, Multiple, Other, Some, South American, The, Then, Thin, Weavers
related to Double ikat · 14
Ikat → Double, During, Dutch, Especially, Gujarat, If, India, Indian, Indonesian, Khambat, Some, The, These, This
related to Thailand · 13
Ikat → Buriram, In Thailand, Isan, Karen, Khmer, Lawa, Other, Sisaket, Surin, Thailand, This, Traditional Mudmi, Warp
related to Types · 12
Ikat → Bataks, Dayaks, In, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatra, The, Therefore, Torajans, Warp, Weft

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weft weaving warp yarns woven india cloth double indonesia patterns silk dyeing dyed textiles traditions pattern asia design resist thread

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IkatMaterialcotton, silk, silk cotton1.00infobox
IkatPlace of originSoutheast Asia (Austronesian and Daic-speaking peoples)1.00infobox
Ikatis atechnique in which both warp and the weft are resist-dyed prior to weaving0.90text
Ikatis aweft ikat woven of silk on a multi-shaft loom with an uneven twill weave0.90text
sareeinstance ofikat processed cloth0.80text
kurtis are very popularinstance ofikat processed cloth0.80text
along with bedsheetsinstance ofikat processed cloth0.80text
door screensinstance ofikat processed cloth0.80text
and towelsinstance ofikat processed cloth0.80text
Ikatused forolder women's clothing0.80text
Ikatrelated to AccreditationAs0.60section
Ikatrelated to AccreditationRepublic0.60section

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