Unknown Maker, Uzbek

Suzanni (embroidered wall hanging)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Uzbek

Culture

Uzbek

Title

Suzanni (embroidered wall hanging)

Year

April 2006

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cotton, silk

Geography

Place Made: Khiva; Place Made: Uzbekistan

Dimensions

Length: 73.7 cm (29 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated by embroiderer on the reverse in ink

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

2006.53

Type

Exhibition History

Turn Left at the Camel
A Curator's Tale of Uzbekistan
Oct 20, 2006 – Feb 11, 2007

Label copy

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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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Uzbek
Suzanni (embroidered wall hanging), April 2006
Cotton plain-weave ground embroidered with indigo-dyed silk in satin and couching stitches
Length: 73.7 cm (29 inches)
Edgar J. Lownes Fund 2006.53

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