cover image: Astrakhan

Astrakhan

1965

Sample of hand woven cotton in which the warps are much thinner and more tightly twisted than the loosely-twisted, slubby wefts. The wefts are grouped in combinations which vary across the width of the fabric, giving a meandering, rather than strictly grid-like, appearance. Ochre warp; pink weft.
hicks, sheila commonwealth trust

Authors

Sheila Hicks, (American, born 1934), Commonwealth Trust, Calicut, Kerala, India

Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Dates
1965
Format
Medium: cotton Technique: complementary warps, irregularly grouped wefts, hand woven
Pages
H x W: 27.3 x 25.4 cm (10 3/4 in. x 10 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
2013-32-2-1
Rights
Gift of the Cristobal Zanartu Family, Paris
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c26667c79dba053fd4cda57316765d59