1. IKAT IN INDIA

i. The ikat technique

ii. The distribution and history of ikat in India

iii. The study and collection of Indian ikats

2. AREAS OF IKAT PRODUCTION IN INDIA

i. Western India: Gujarat

ii. South India: Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

iii. The Deccan: Andhra Pradesh

iv. Eastern India: Orissa

Sambalpur District and environs

Cuttack District

3. MASHRU IN INDIA

Early references to mashru

Mashru in the Deccan

Mashru in south India

Mashru in north India

Mashru today

4. INDIA AND WORLD IKAT

i. Areas of ikat production under direct Indian influence

Yemen and the Middle East

South-East Asia

ii. Areas of ikat production under indirect Indian influence

West Africa

Europe

iii. Areas of ikat production under conjectural or no Indian influence

Central Asia and China

Japan, America and Madagascar