UZBEK TRADITIONAL SILK "HAN-ATLAS" WOMEN'S DRESS - TWO PIECE

Description

We are happy to represent you extremely bright, rich, multi-stylish art of Central Asian decorative bids embroidery - one of the outstanding arts of Central Asian region. This bid embroidery is to decorate different dressing gowns, dresses, costumes, scarves, tubeteika, small household items and many other things.
The term «suzani» («needle», «sewing by a needle») origins from Tadjik language  «suzan» - "needle".
Suzani
,  is the decoratively embroidered panel either on a white or color cotton fabric or silk, widespread among the people of
Tajikistan
and
Uzbekistan
and used as an element of interior decoration.
Suzani
was a part of bride's obligatory dowry. Traditionally the embroidery started at a birth of the daughter and continued till the bride's dowry had not been completely collected. However, household use of such embroideries had also the ritual character connected with ancient beliefs in national consciousness: embroideries as a whole, and their separate patterns in people's representation had magic character, served for a young pair as a talisman against the evil spirits that could harm
.
The key
Suzani
designs are nests, flowers, images of birds, ancient magic symbols.
Size:
Sleeve length from shoulder
21.6'' (inch)/ 55(cm)
,
from top to bottom 39.4'' (inch)/ 100(cm), circumference
of chest – 44.9’’ (inch)/ 114 (cm)
Condition: very good
.
Please see photo
Thanks for looking!