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Unknown Maker, Central Asian

Hanging or cover (suzani)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Central Asian

Culture

Central Asian

Title

Hanging or cover (suzani)

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silk

Geography

Place Made: Central Asia

Dimensions

Length: 237.5 cm (93 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy Truman Aldrich

Object Number

55.211

Type

Exhibition History

Legacy of the Silk Road
Domestic Embroideries from the Caucasus and Central Asia
Feb 17, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

The layout of this piece indicates that it was made in the Nurata region of Uzbekistan. Although it shares with other suzanis the bold, rounded floral motifs and characteristic Bukhara couching stitch, the foliate arrangements reaching inward from the corners distinguish this type as a Nurata creation and reference the Indo-Persian influence of flowering buta (a basic paisley element). Note also the inked guidelines, likely drawn by a professional designer, now visible in some areas of the cotton.

Baku To Bukhara
Embroideries from the Caucasus and Central Asia
Apr 07, 1999 – Jun 27, 1999

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Central Asian
Hanging or cover (suzani), 1800s
Cotton, plain weave; silk, couching and chain stitch
Length: 237.5 cm (93 1/2 inches)
Bequest of Miss Lucy Truman Aldrich 55.211

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