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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 364529, member: 2844"]Looks like Central Asian pants made from warp ikat weave fabric. My guess for the age is ca 1950s.</p><p>This is warp ikat weave, the warp threads are dyed before weaving:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2F35aqobgy79qkq7w3vokgfa6l-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F12%2Fimg_0766-Uzbekistan-silk-ikat-weaving-Richard-Fefjar-618.jpg&sp=c50d92d149390918f093a4fee3a1149e" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the kind of textile you get, with those jagged or fading colour edges:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcRsnvVx7FrXnv1QU-OjFyVHMt8kTX74m1d4EfEfMTlmpZ_JTS66&sp=4ca4fc95ac6b41b92b8035172818ef37&anticache=192689" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ikat is an Indonesian word, but the technique is used in various parts of the world. Of those parts, this model pants is only worn in Central Asia and Turkish influenced regions. Although they usually make wonderful silk coats from it, like this one from Uzbekistan:</p><p><img src="http://www.kaymcgowan.com/timthumb.php?w=340&h=510&zc=0&src=/wp-content/uploads/ikat-coat-front-mauve-gold-28.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.kaymcgowan.com/shop/clothing/silk-ikat-coat-uzbekistan/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.kaymcgowan.com/shop/clothing/silk-ikat-coat-uzbekistan/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kaymcgowan.com/shop/clothing/silk-ikat-coat-uzbekistan/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Central Asian ikats are also worn in Turkey and I've even seen them in Kosovo (Southeastern Europe). No doubt they spread through the Ottoman empire. I used to wear an ikat coat for a Turkish folk dance, with thin stripes similar to your fabric. The pants were plain satin, though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 364529, member: 2844"]Looks like Central Asian pants made from warp ikat weave fabric. My guess for the age is ca 1950s. This is warp ikat weave, the warp threads are dyed before weaving: [IMG]https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2F35aqobgy79qkq7w3vokgfa6l-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F12%2Fimg_0766-Uzbekistan-silk-ikat-weaving-Richard-Fefjar-618.jpg&sp=c50d92d149390918f093a4fee3a1149e[/IMG] This is the kind of textile you get, with those jagged or fading colour edges: [IMG]https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcRsnvVx7FrXnv1QU-OjFyVHMt8kTX74m1d4EfEfMTlmpZ_JTS66&sp=4ca4fc95ac6b41b92b8035172818ef37&anticache=192689[/IMG] Ikat is an Indonesian word, but the technique is used in various parts of the world. Of those parts, this model pants is only worn in Central Asia and Turkish influenced regions. Although they usually make wonderful silk coats from it, like this one from Uzbekistan: [IMG]http://www.kaymcgowan.com/timthumb.php?w=340&h=510&zc=0&src=/wp-content/uploads/ikat-coat-front-mauve-gold-28.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://www.kaymcgowan.com/shop/clothing/silk-ikat-coat-uzbekistan/[/URL] Central Asian ikats are also worn in Turkey and I've even seen them in Kosovo (Southeastern Europe). No doubt they spread through the Ottoman empire. I used to wear an ikat coat for a Turkish folk dance, with thin stripes similar to your fabric. The pants were plain satin, though.[/QUOTE]
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