Antique Silk Uzbek Ikat Textile / Embroidery, Origin: Uzbekistan, Circa: Late 19th Century – This dazzling antique silk Uzbek is a marvelous example of this decorative, wildly popular dyeing and weaving technique, which is enjoying a modern resurgence. Using carefully dyed threads, weavers created a spectacular silk textile with a large-scale Ikat design that emphasizes the beautiful visual effects of this Uzbek handcraft. The superb composition has well-developed features display vertical stripes and accents. Within the central compartment, vibrant adzuki reds and greens bring the symbolic,
The feathered ikat outlines and muted tones have an ethereal watercolor effect produced by the penetration of dyes and distribution of color that occurs as the pre-dyed threads are skillfully woven together.