Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs
Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs
Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs
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CENTRAL ASIA – Uzbekistan<br />
Hamam Bag (above)<br />
20 th Century<br />
Silk embroidery on silk, tambour stitch,<br />
fringe on 3 sides.<br />
41 x 46 cm 16 x 18 in<br />
The surface <strong>of</strong> this bag is entirely covered with<br />
fine stitchery. The origins <strong>of</strong> this unusual design<br />
are unknown to us.<br />
Belt (below)<br />
Early 20 th Century<br />
Bukhara<br />
Eight tubes <strong>of</strong> wrapped wool yarn, secured at<br />
ends with cross-stitched embroidered panels.<br />
86 x 9 cm 34 x 3½ in<br />
There are five colors: white, red, golden yellow, blue<br />
and green. The design is composed <strong>of</strong> major color bands<br />
with triple guard bands in between. Almost every other<br />
major band is red. With the exception <strong>of</strong> white following<br />
blue at one end, the succession <strong>of</strong> alternate colors is:<br />
white, blue, gold, green. There are buttons on one end<br />
and wrapped cord loops on the other.<br />
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