An Overview of Ikat and Shibori in Mexico
Ikat is widespread in central Mexico today,where it is used to embellish the rebozo,a fringed shawl worn by indigenous as well as Mestizo (people of mixed Native American,African and European descent) women.The ikat-dyed rebozo has become an icon of nationalism in our country.Knotted resist dyeing on the warp was also employed formerly to decorate sashes,ponchos,bags,and a unique garment called quechquēmitl in Nahuatl (the former lingua franca of Middle America).Some of these textiles involved multiple dye baths,a feature that is evident in early rebozos.Immersion in cochineal as well as indigo to achieve a 4-color design scheme characterizes woolen webs that were patterned by means of a shibori process in a restricted region along the western escarpment of the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains.Mexican ikat,plangi and tritik have been studied intensively by American textile scholar Virginia Davis for three decades.To complement her work,in this paper I will add observations on some examples that had not been recorded previously,which extend the geographical range of these techniques and may help clarify the historical development of the rebozo.
de (A)vila Alejandro
Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca, Reforma s/n esquina Constitución, A.P.367,Centro, Oaxaca, Oax., Mexico
国际会议
The 9th International Shibori Symposium(第九届国际绞缬染织研讨会)
杭州
英文
168-172
2014-10-31（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）