Webinar: "Global Ikat: Roots and Routes of a Textile Technique" with Collector David Paly. Virtual via Zoom. Saturday, May 6, 2023, 10 am Pacific Time / 1 pm Eastern Time / 6 pm Bst - London. Free Registration: https://tinyurl.com/TMAIkatsRugrbt . Deceptively simple or fantastically intricate, ikat technique has been used for many centuries to create extravagant costumes and cloths of deep cultural meaning. The distinctively blurred, feathered or jagged patterns of ikat tie-dyed textiles are found across much of the world—from Japan in the east to Central and South America in the west, with vast areas of Southeast Asia, India, Central Asia and the Middle East in between. The traditional patterns still hold cultural relevance today in significant parts of the long-established ikat-weaving areas. Textile artists and fashion designers in many and varied countries have taken ikat in new directions, respecting traditional forms and palettes while creatively diverging from them. Dr. David Paly has assembled a comprehensive group of textiles representing all of the cultural traditions that used the ikat technique, and which has morphed into a collection of over 500 pieces. More than 140 of them are currently on display at the Seattle Art Museum in “ikat: a World of Compelling Cloth.” In this talk, he will walk us through highlights of his collection from the many places they were made. Free Registration: https://tinyurl.com/TMAIkatsRugrbt To see the Tma/Sc Late April Newsletter, with virtual programs, exhibitions, and online articles, videos, books, and postings on rugs & textiles of other organizations and institutions: https://tinyurl.com/TMAIKAT1FbNewsltr