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Unknown Maker, Uzbek

Suzanni (embroidery)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Uzbek

Culture

Uzbek

Title

Suzanni (embroidery)

Year

ca. 2005

Medium

  • Silk warp and cotton weft plain-weave ground with silk embroidery in satin,
  • couching,
  • and chain stitches

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk warp and cotton weft plain-weave ground with silk embroidery in satin,
  • couching,
  • and chain stitches

Materials

cotton, silk

Geography

Place Made: Nurata; Place Made: Uzbekistan

Dimensions

Length: 174 cm (68 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

2006.54.2

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

Although made in Nurata, the colors are lighter than in more traditional suzannis, a palette adopted in response to international trade. These particular colors sell well to Japanese tourists. The extraordinarily rich design vocabulary in this suzanni employs traditional motifs, such as the medallions around the border and the paisley (known in Uzbekistan as an almond or chili pepper) with internal geometric patterning found in the central field - in a new layout. Tiny figures of humans and chickens have also been added in two places.

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Unknown Maker, Uzbek
Suzanni (embroidery), ca. 2005
Silk warp and cotton weft plain-weave ground with silk embroidery in satin, couching, and chain stitches
Length: 174 cm (68 1/2 inches)
Edgar J. Lownes Fund 2006.54.2

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