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‖ ikat|ˈikat|
[Mal., lit. ‘to tie, fasten’.]
A technique of fabric decoration common in Indonesia and Malaysia, in which warp or weft threads, or both, are tied at intervals and dyed before weaving; also, a fabric of this kind.
1931C. F. Iklé (title) Ikat technique and Dutch East Indian ikats. 1942Ciba Rev. Aug. 1586 The ikat process can be applied to the warp, the weft, or to both systems of the threads of a fabric. 1953C. A. Gibson-Hill Malay Arts & Crafts, §Hand-woven cloths. A variant form (of cloth) is sometimes introduced by a tie-and-dye technique (ikat chuai), in which short lengths of the woof are tied round with dye-proof strips of banana leaf and the skein then immersed in the dye. 1959Chambers's Encycl. IV. 703/1 A..technique known as ikat is practically limited to Indonesia. In this method the warp threads of a cloth are set out before weaving and tied at intervals before dyeing. 1968Encycl. Brit. XII. 180/1 In the textiles in batik (wax-resist) and ikat (pre-dyed thread)..Indonesian art has shown a continuing vigour. |