Ikat: Splendid Silks of Central Asia

by Kate Fitz Gibbon, Katherine Fitz Gibbon, Andrew Hale (Author), Don Tuttle (Photographer)

Other authors: Guido Goldman (Collector's Note), Sayora Mahkamova (Foreword), Stuart Cary Welch (Preface)

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The ikat silks of 19th-century Central Asia are unrivalled in their inventive designs, resplendent colours and technical mastery. Ikat is an ancient technique, in which colours are applied to silk warp yarns in a multi-stage, tie-dye resist method before being woven.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gibbon, Kate Fitz	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Gibbon, Katherine Fitz	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Hale, Andrew	Author	main author	all editions	confirmed
Tuttle, Don	Photographer	main author	all editions	confirmed
Goldman, Guido	Collector's Note	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mahkamova, Sayora	Foreword	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Welch, Stuart Cary	Preface	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The ikat silks of 19th-century Central Asia are unrivalled in their inventive designs, resplendent colours and technical mastery. Ikat is an ancient technique, in which colours are applied to silk warp yarns in a multi-stage, tie-dye resist method before being woven.

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