Sopan
The piece
The gnomon of the great sundial is a triangle of stone with a staircase running up its slope to a small cupola at the top. Sopan, an old word for a flight of steps, is that slope cut into wool: a tall triangle of sandstone terracotta whose long edge climbs in steps, each tread picked out in ivory. Shown as a rendering. Woven to order in Jaipur.
- Materials
- Hand-spun New Zealand wool with mulberry silk accents, cotton warp
- Dimensions
- Made to order in this shape, sized to your room. Shown at 6 × 10 ft (about 1.8 × 3 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
