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Uzbek, Khiva Uzbekistan

Suzanni (embroidered wall hanging), April 2006

Description

Maker

Culture

Uzbek

Title

Suzanni (embroidered wall hanging)

Year

April 2006

Medium

Cotton plain-weave ground embroidered with indigo-dyed silk in satin and couching stitches

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 73.7 cm (29 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated by embroiderer on the reverse in ink

Place

Khiva; Uzbekistan

Type

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

2006.53

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Turn Left at the Camel

October 20, 2006 - February 11, 2007

For the designs of both rugs and suzannis, the workshop founders looked to Khiva’s impressive artistic legacy of ceramic tile work and wood carving. This suzanni is executed in the Auz Khona design. The central motif is taken from ceramic tile on a courtyard wall in the Khan’s Palace, and the floral border was derived from another set of tiles.

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