Sprang

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Technique in which a set of undifferentiated elements is stretched and interworked. Adjacent elements are crossed twisted around each other, simultaneously producing two mirror-image structures, one pushed to each end of the fabric. When the fabric is completed, it may be secured in the center by a single weft or finishing chain.

Excerpt from
Ann Rowe, “Technical Glossary for Textiles,” in Andean Art at Dumbarton Oaks, edited by Elizabeth Hill Boone (Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 1996): 467-469.

NOTES
NOTE: Please use image in DMA collections. (See rules)

ASSOCIATED CONTENT CHUNKS

AUDIO ASSETS

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IMAGE ASSETS

WEB RESOURCES

ARCHIVAL RESOURCES

FUN FACTS

TEACHING IDEAS

RULES
set operator as or
apply to objects where description contains sprang
apply to objects where medium contains sprang
rules_operator
OR
General Description
Technique in which a set of undifferentiated elements is stretched and interworked. Adjacent elements are crossed twisted around each other, simultaneously producing two mirror-image structures, one pushed to each end of the fabric. When the fabric is completed, it may be secured in the center by a single weft or finishing chain.

Excerpt from
Ann Rowe, “Technical Glossary for Textiles,” in Andean Art at Dumbarton Oaks, edited by Elizabeth Hill Boone (Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 1996): 467-469.

Fun Facts

Archival Resources

Web Resources

Notes
NOTE: Please use image in DMA collections. (See rules)

rules
Apply To
Objects
description
Contains
sprang
Apply To
Objects
medium
Contains
sprang
tags
#draft
#completed
@Higgins
*Arts of the Americas
~American Indian
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
*Latin American Art
weaving: AAT: 300053642
.glossary
textile materials: AAT: 300231565
warp: AAT: 300227930
weft: AAT: 300227934
loops (components): AAT: 300265322
chain stitches (loop stitches): AAT: 300310097
source file
materials_and_techniques-0022.xml.nores