Textiles & Craft
Patola double ikat
medieval onwardPatan weaversPatan (Gujarat)Gujarat
1200
Silk in which both warp and weft are resist-dyed before weaving so patterns align exactly.
- Dated
- 1200–1757
- As scholars put it
- medieval onward
- Originator
- Patan weavers
- Source text
- Patan (Gujarat)
- Region
- Gujarat
- Discipline
- Textiles & Craft
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
Double ikat is also made in Japan and Indonesia.
Path to modern innovation
One of the world's most complex weaving techniques.
Transmission
Traded to Southeast Asia.
References
- 1Textile scholarship
- 2GI registry
Further reading
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