cover image: Straight Stripe

Straight Stripe

1965

Sample of a hand woven cotton with irregular wide and narrow weft stripes of red, dark purple and light purple. The warp is red throughout.
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: plain weave with paired warps, hand woven
Pages
H x W: 22.9 x 22.9 cm (9 x 9 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
2013-32-8-2
Rights
Gift of the Cristobal Zanartu Family, Paris
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/91b32e4b0543696f7df4ee8bab936722