According to curatorial information, the yellow colour of the coat indicates it was worn by a middle aged woman. It is also indicated that the high quality of the coat would indicate it was professionally made.
For comparable coats, see the Turkmen chyrpy from the mid-nineteenth century, now in the Victoria & Albert Museum; and the Turkmen woman's robe, also from the V & A. See also the Needles entry on Turkmen embroidery from Afghanistan.
Digital source (retrieved 1st September 2017).
Cleveland Museum of Art online catalogue (retrieved 1st September 2017).
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