IAA Number: 1994-9057
| Object's Name: Fragment Textile Period: Early Islamic Material: Cotton Site: נחל עומר Lenght: 17.5 cm Wide: 6 cm Description: Cotton textile decorated with warp Ikat technique, which forms a
pattern by tying the threads before dyeing process. Eight cotton warp
ikat from Nahal 'Omer costitute the earliest occurence of this type
of textile anywhere in the world. Z-spun, originated from India or
Yemen. Bibliography: Baginski A. and Shamir O. 1995. Early Islamic Textiles, Basketry and Cordage from Nahal Omer.. ATIQOT XXV: Pp. 21-42., Pl. 6. Baginski A. and Shamir O. 1997. The Earliest Ikat.. HALI 95: Pp. 86-87, Fig. 7.
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