 IAA Number: 1994-9065
 | Object's Name: Fragment Textile
Period: Early Islamic
Material: Cotton
Site: Nahal 'Omer
Lenght: 10 cm
Wide: 8.5 cm
Description: Cotton warp Ikat. The fabric is warp-faced, with the weft barely
visible. The warp Ikat threads are colored blue, brown and tan.
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: Baginske A. and Shamir O. 1995. Early Islamic Textiles, Basketry, and Cordage from Nahal 'Omer.. ATIQOT 26: 21-42, Co. Pl. 8. Baginski A. and Shamir O. 1997. The Earliest Ikat.. HALI 95: 86-87.
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