Suzani Hanging (Uzbekistan)

Suzani hanging from Uzbekistan, third quarter 19th century. Suzani hanging from Uzbekistan, third quarter 19th century. Copyright Los Angeles County Museum of Art, acc. no. M.85.197.2.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art houses a large suzani hanging or curtain from the third quarter of the nineteenth century. It measures 211 x 173 cm. It is made of a linen ground material with silk and wool thread embroidery.

See also the TRC digital exhibition Dressing The Stans: Textiles, Dress and Jewellery from Central Asia (TRC, Leiden, 2017).

Los Angeles County Museum of Art online catalogue (retrieved 5th January 2017).

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