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Magnificent, large Samarkand Suzani

  
Name
Suzanis
Origin
Uzbekistan, mid 20th c.
Dimensions
Various
Quantity
12
Price
Various
Status
available
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Shown below are the suzanis available (except for the first pink and rose florette) - please contact me for details about each.

Photos of available suzanis HERE.

Suzanis: dowry hangings from Uzbekistan.

(suzani from سوزنکاری Suzankāri - Persian for the "art of stitching".)

I have heard one story:
When a girl is born, her mother begins stitching her suzani.
When the girl comes of (stitching) age, she assumes the work.
And so is a dowry made.
Suzani 18, Sukhandarya red  Suzani 19, midsize red  Suzani 23, medium yellow  Suzani 24, ferghana Red with bushes  Suzani 25, Red with Shrubs  
Suzani 28, Large yellow  Suzani 29, Small Blue  Suzani 36, large white  Suzani 37, Dark Persimmon  Suzani 38, red fragment  
Suzani 39, Large samarkand with fading  Suzani 41, Enormous samarkabnd with pink accents  




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