Ishtaka
The piece
Ishtaka is the word for brick, and above all for the brick of a sacrificial altar. The great fire altar went up in five layers of bricks made to a few set sizes. Ishtaka lays its own courses in terracotta, madder and sand, a herringbone that keeps turning back on itself, every brick a little sun faded and every joint carved. 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 any size. Shown at 8 × 10 ft (about 2.4 × 3 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
