COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1925.119
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CMA_.1925.119
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Textiles
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Textiles
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
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Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
India, East Coast, late 19th - early 20th century
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India, East Coast, late 19th - early 20th century
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
India, East Coast, late 19th - early 20th century
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India, East Coast, late 19th - early 20th century
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Lion Cloth "Pha nung" or Cloth for Wrapped Garment
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Lion Cloth "Pha nung" or Cloth for Wrapped Garment
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
late 1800s - early 1900s
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late 1800s - early 1900s
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1880
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1880
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1920
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1920
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
tabby weave, mordant resist and batik; cotton
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tabby weave, mordant resist and batik; cotton
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 97.8cm x 325.1cm
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Overall: 97.8cm x 325.1cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1925.119
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1925.119
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
(A. K. Coomaraswamy, #2).
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(A. K. Coomaraswamy, #2).
Provenance
false
Context:
Indian craftsmen developed great skill in resist dyeing using both mordants (chemicals that fix dyes) and wax (or some other resist). When mordants were selectivley drawn, painted, or printed onto cotton, only those portions of the fabric would accept the dye. In this textile, this technique has been combined with wax resist batik which prevented dyes from penetrating treated portions of the fabric.Indian textiles made for export were patterned with designs and colors that suited the tastes of the markets for which they were produced. This cloth was made for export to Thailand where lattice designs were preferred. While this particular textile would have been used as a wrapped garment, Indian textiles in Thailand served also as room dividers, coverings for floors, and hangings.
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Indian craftsmen developed great skill in resist dyeing using both mordants (chemicals that fix dyes) and wax (or some other resist). When mordants were selectivley drawn, painted, or printed onto cotton, only those portions of the fabric would accept the dye. In this textile, this technique has been combined with wax resist batik which prevented dyes from penetrating treated portions of the fabric.Indian textiles made for export were patterned with designs and colors that suited the tastes of the markets for which they were produced. This cloth was made for export to Thailand where lattice designs were preferred. While this particular textile would have been used as a wrapped garment, Indian textiles in Thailand served also as room dividers, coverings for floors, and hangings.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1925.119.tif
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CMA_.1925.119.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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