Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

ikat, cloth, design, manufacture

  • Woman's robe with large red circle design, from the Rau collection

    Woman's robe with large red circle design, from the Rau collection

    Woman's robe with large red circle design on white background
    Bukhara, Uzbekistan
    1850 - 1875
    Silk and cotton, lined with printed cotton
    From the Rau collection
    © The Rau Collection

  • Woman's dress with blue boteh design, from the Rau collection

    Woman's dress with blue boteh design, from the Rau collection

    Woman's dress with blue 'boteh' (paisley) design on a yellow background
    Bukhara, Uzbekistan
    About 1890
    Silk
    From the Rau collection
    Image © V&A

  • Wall hanging with embroidered design on dark blue ikat, from the Rau collection

    Wall hanging with embroidered design on dark blue ikat, from the Rau collection

    Wall hanging with embroidered design on dark blue ikat
    Ferghana, Uzbekistan
    1875 - 1900
    Silk and cotton
    From the Rau collection
    © The Rau Collection

  • Man's robe with pink and blue squares, from the Rau collection

    Man's robe with pink and blue squares, from the Rau collection

    Man's robe with pink and blue squares on a white background
    Uzbekistan
    After 1900
    Silk and cotton, lined with printed cotton
    From the Rau collection
    Image © V&A

  • Velvet ikat cloth, from the Rau collection

    Velvet ikat cloth, from the Rau collection

    Velvet ikat cloth
    Central Asia
    1800 - 1900
    Silk velvet
    From the Rau collection
    © The Rau Collection

  • Ikat fragment with seven colours, from the Rau collection

    Ikat fragment with seven colours, from the Rau collection

    Ikat fragment with seven colours (haft rang)
    Bukhara, Uzbekistan
    1825 - 1850
    Silk and cotton, backed with printed cotton
    From the Rau collection
    © The Rau Collection

  • Velvet ikat cloth. Museum no. T.30-1930

    Velvet ikat cloth. Museum no. T.30-1930

    Velvet ikat cloth
    Central Asia
    1800 - 1900
    Silk velvet
    Museum no. T.30-1930

  • Woman's robe with yellow and white circles, from the Rau collection

    Woman's robe with yellow and white circles, from the Rau collection

    Woman's robe with yellow and white circles on a red background
    Uzbekistan
    1800 - 1900
    Silk and cotton, lined with printed cotton, embroidered at neck and sleeves
    From the Rau collection
    Image © V&A

  • Woman's dress with purple, pink and yellow design

    Woman's dress with purple, pink and yellow design, from the Rau collection

    Woman's dress with purple, pink and yellow design on an orange background
    Central Asia
    After 1900
    Silk and cotton, embroidered at the neck
    From the Rau collection
    Image © V&A

  • Ikat hanging with red circle design, from the Rau collection

    Ikat hanging with red circle design, from the Rau collection

    Ikat hanging with red circle design on a white background
    Uzbekistan
    1800 - 1900
    Silk and cotton
    From the Rau collection
    Image © V&A

  • Woman's robe with purple, from the Rau collection

    Woman's robe with purple, from the Rau collection

    Woman's robe with purple, blue and yellow design on a white background
    Bukhara, Uzbekistan
    1825 - 1850
    Silk and cotton
    From the Rau collection
    © The Rau Collection

  • Woman's robe, Central Asia

    Woman's robe, Central Asia, from the Rau collection

    Woman's robe
    Central Asia
    1800 - 1900
    Silk and cotton
    From the Rau collection
    © The Rau Collection

  • Wall hanging with seven colours, from the Rau collection

    Wall hanging with seven colours, from the Rau collection

    Wall hanging with seven colours (haft rang) on a white background
    Bukhara, Uzbekistan
    1800 - 1825
    Silk and cotton
    From the Rau collection
    Image © V&A

  • Man's robe with zigzag design, from the Rau collection

    Man's robe with zigzag design, from the Rau collection

    Man's robe with zigzag design
    Afghanistan
    About 1900
    Silk and cotton, lined with printed cotton
    From the Rau collection
    © The Rau Collection

  • Man's robe with yellow squares on pink, purple and green stripe design

    Man's robe with yellow squares on pink, purple and green stripe design, from the Rau collection

    Man's robe with yellow squares on pink, purple and green stripe design
    Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    About 1910
    Silk and cotton, lined with printed cotton
    From the Rau collection
    © The Rau Collection

  • Woman's dress with embroidered neck, from the Rau collection

    Woman's dress with embroidered neck, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Man's robe, Samarkand, from the Rau collection

    Man's robe, Samarkand, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Velvet ikat cloth. Museum no. 2145 (IS)

    Velvet ikat cloth. Museum no. 2145 (IS)

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Child's robe, from the Rau collection

    Child's robe, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Wall hanging with oval comb design, from the Rau collection

    Wall hanging with oval comb design, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Wall hanging with red circles, from the Rau collection

    Wall hanging with red circles, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Woman's robe with red, green, blue and yellow design, from the Rau collection

    Woman's robe with red, green, blue and yellow design, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Man's robe with large spots on a bright pink background, from the Rau collection

    Man's robe with large spots on a bright pink background, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Ikat length with heart shapes and 'hamsa' design. Museum no. 2150A (IS)

    Ikat length with heart shapes and 'hamsa' design. Museum no. 2150A (IS)

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Robe with bright pink squares, from the Rau collection

    Robe with bright pink squares, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Woman's dress with purple, from the Rau collection

    Woman's dress with purple, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Man's robe, Central Asia, from the Rau collection

    Man's robe, Central Asia, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Patchwork wall hanging with ikat squares and border, from the Rau collection

    Patchwork wall hanging with ikat squares and border, from the Rau collection

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Ikat length with red design. Museum no. 2110 (IS)

    Ikat length with red design. Museum no. 2110 (IS)

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Ikat length with blue and purple design. Museum no. IS.1366-1883

    Ikat length with blue and purple design. Museum no. IS.1366-1883

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Ikat length with pink, yellow and blue design on green background. Museum no. 79

    Ikat length with pink, yellow and blue design on green background. Museum no. 7941 (IS)

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Ikat length with a dark blue background. Museum no. 2112 (IS)

    Ikat length with a dark blue background. Museum no. 2112 (IS)

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Ikat length with red squares. Museum no. 2106 (IS)

    Ikat length with red squares. Museum no. 2106 (IS)

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection

  • Ikat length with red medallions. Museum no. 7941A (IS)

    Ikat length with red medallions. Museum no. 7941A (IS)

    Central Asian Ikats from the Rau Collection