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Tape Twist

2002

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Tape Twist

2002

Physical Qualities Polyester, nylon, Base: 148 x 55 1/2 in. (375.9 x 141 cm.) Panel was hemmed to create pocket for display rod and finished length is 146"
Credit Line The Jane and Worth B. Daniels, Jr. Fund
Object Number 2007.162
A length of fabric composed of a sheer plain-woven polyester ground with ¼" wide woven nylon tape attached by machine-stitching in repeating zig-zag patterns moving up and down and across the base. Technique is described in NUNO website as "Tape embroidery". The repeat is approximately 5-1/2" wide and about 6" high. The tape pattern begins approximately 3-3/4" from one side selvage and ends approximately 4-1/4" from the other side selvage. The two selvages are approximately 1/2" wide. The top and bottom edges are cut and left unfinished. At one end the fabric is cut through the applied tape. At the other, the tape ends approximately 1" from the end of the polyester ground. Both the ground and the tape are bright red. For display, one end of the fabric was given a hem and the other was sewn with a casing approximatley 2" wide to accommodate a hanging rod.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2007; from the factory via Material Things, La Jolla,
California
Anita Jones, NUNO: Japanese Tradition/Innovation in Cloth, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Jean and Allan Berman Textile Gallery, March 28 - October 14, 2007 (extended from October 7th).

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Nuno Corporation

Tokyo, 1984-present
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