Ikat dyeing is a speciality of the cities of Uzbekistan, especially Bukhara and Samarqand. Ikat is a resist-dyeing technique in which the warp threads (and sometimes also the wefts) are tie-dyed to create the pattern before the fabric is woven. Robes like this were made for Uzbek men.Silk ikat robe in red, white, yellow, black, and green.Man's ikat robe of silk, Uzbekistan (probably Samarqand), about 1860-70.Jameel Gallery
Man's Ikat Robe
Uzbekistan, probably Samarqand, about 1860-70
Silk warp ikat with block-printed cotton lining
Museum no. 9187 (IS). Given by J.L. Hopkins in 1871 [2006-2012]