Central Asian Textiles

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	E178 WALL HANGING ( TUSH KY ) KAZAKISTAN (CENTRAL ASIA) Embroidered date 1971-10-5 cotton embroidery on black cotton ground with red velvet border; 87" X 52"used behind the bedding which is folding up in a pile during the day, with the unfinished bottom tucked behind the pillows; traditional work with high quality workmanship and use of pleasing colors make this as pleasing as older pieces
	E187 WALL HANGING ( TUSH KY ) KAZAKISTAN (CENTRAL ASIA) Embroidered signature and date 73-7-4 cotton embroidery on black cotton ground with red velvet border; 37" X 68”used behind the bedding which is folding up in a pile during the day, with the unfinished bottom tucked behind the pillows; traditional work with high quality workmanship and use of pleasing colors make this as pleasing as older pieces
	ES6 SQUARE WALL HANGING (ILGITSH) UZBEKISTAN, LAKAI PEOPLE, c. 1910 silk chain stitch embroidery on red wool field; 27” X 27”; lightly stained in center medallioncollected in Afghanistan in 1971
	SE170 KORAN COVER AND KORAN UZBEKISTAN, SHARISABZ, c. 1900 cross stitch embroidery overall on panel covering a Koran; 9 ¼" high X 14" wide when open there are a few illuminated pages in the Koran
	SE183 DRESS CENTRAL ASIA, NURISTAN 20th century silk and metallic thread embroidery (at the yoke) on commercial black cotton cloth; metallic silver-like cylindrical beads at hem and cuffs; with one inseam pocket; back has no embroidery except for back sleeve edges; 36” neck to hem X 64” collected in Afghanistan in 1972
	SE186 KORAN COVER UZBEKISTAN, SHARISABS c. 1890 silk cross stitch embroidery, 14 ¼” X 20”; mounted size 18” X 23½”overall good but some areas of embroidery show signs of wear however that does not detract from the appearance; used to cover a section of pages from the Koran
	E219 UZBEKISTAN SUZANI (EMBROIDERY) HANGING OR BEDCOVER C. 1825 to 1850
	E227 TURKMENISTAN WOMAN'S HEAD COVERING GOKLAN PEOPLE 19th century

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