Bukhara's ancient trading domes.
One of a Kind!
This lovely silk purse was purchased beneath the domes of Bukhara’s Taqi-Zaragaron Market, which dates back to the 16th century and is located in the heart of the Old City. Silk ikat is an ethereal textile, which may be one reason its makers are called abr-band, or “cloud-tiers.”
Silk ikat, the national fabric of Uzbekistan, is one of the most remarkable textiles in the world. Like other patterned textiles, ikat uses a resist-dyeing technique that allows select regions to be dyed diff... Read More
Silk ikat, the national fabric of Uzbekistan, is one of the most remarkable textiles in the world. Like other patterned textiles, ikat uses a resist-dyeing technique that allows select regions to be dyed different colors. Unlike batik and tie-dye, however, ikat threads are dyed before being woven together; water-resistant bindings are tied around bundles of threads to prevent the dye from reaching those areas (thereby creating the pattern), and only then are the threads put on a loom. The result is a slight blurring along the boundary where colors meet—a neat, almost pixel-like effect that earned ikat the Persian name abr or “clouds.” Read Less
5 x 7.5"Silk
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