Art Institute of Chicago Textile Galleries

September 6, 2025-March 15, 2026

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Patolu (18th–19th century) Gujarat, India, Silk; plain weave with gilt- metal- strip- wrapped thread; warp and weft resist dyed (double ikat); main warp fringe.

Patolu (18th–19th century) Gujarat, India, Silk; plain weave with gilt- metal- strip- wrapped thread; warp and weft resist dyed (double ikat); weft resist dyed (weft ikat); plied and knotted main warp fringe.

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection, 2002.905 and 2002.916