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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
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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.
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