Country of Origin: Uzbekistan

Date of Origin mid 19th century

Use: cover/wall hanging

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Auction Catalogue Description:

FINE ORIENTAL AND EUROPEAN CARPETS Sale NY7631 lot 3

A Lakai silk Suzani embroidery, Uzbekistan,
New York 15,000—20,000 USD Session 1
04 Apr 01 10:15 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 38,125 USD
A Lakai silk Suzani embroidery, Uzbekistan,
mid-19th century
stains, losses to edges,
approximately 6 ft. 4 in. by 4 ft. 6 in. (1.93 by 1.37m.)
Embroideries from the Lakai tribe of Shakhrisyabz feature many unusual characteristics including usage of the distinctive ilmok stitch and often employing a silk foundation, as in the current lot. This design is known as "The Vegetable Garden", displaying a balanced "four and one" field arrangement with a central poppy flanked by boteh-like gourds, within a border of boteh-like maize cobs alternating with maize stems and nodding ears of rice.

For a related example with a burgundy silk ground, see: Suzani: Embroidered Flowers of Central Asia, The Textile Gallery, London, an on-line exhibition at www.textile-art.com , 1997-8, no. 42.
This suzani is remarkable for its exuberant use of color and lively design.

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