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late 19th–early 20th century · Silk, cotton, metal wrapped thread; ikat woven · Islamic Art

Aleppo was famous for ikat, a resist-dye technique in which threads are bound and dyed before the textile is woven. This lavish entari (robe) features ikat-patterned and multi-colored stripes with rows of rosettes woven from metal-wrapped thread that would have originally glistened. The combination of different techniques in a single textile represents the weaver’s exceptional skill. Entaris, worn over long shirts and loose-fitting trousers, were popular and fashionable women’s garments during the Ottoman Empire.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Medium

Silk, cotton, metal wrapped thread; ikat woven

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of H.R.H. Prince Michael of Greece, 1977