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Uzbek, Nurata Uzbekistan

Suzanni (embroidery), ca. 2005

Description

Maker

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

Materials

  • cotton,
  • silk

Techniques

  • chain stitch,
  • plain weave,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • satin stitch,
  • couching

Dimensions

Length: 174 cm (68 1/2 inches)

Place

Nurata; Uzbekistan

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

2006.54.2

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Turn Left at the Camel

October 20, 2006 - February 11, 2007

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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