Offered here is beautiful and very dramatic Suzani from Tashkent. High quality collection museum textile. More than 100 years old. It is a piece of full silk handmade embroidery. Base is cotton fabric. Tashkent Suzani is very unique. The Tashkent Suzani used simplicity and geometric designs to create their visual effects. Often this simplicity in design created a more overwhelming effect than the detailed work of the neighbors regions. The most important element of the Tashkent Suzanis is the motif, particularly the Central Ornament that represented the moon or the Sun. In almost all Tashkent suzanis, one sees the large overwhelming round shapes. This type of suzani is named Oy Palyak, it means Lunar Firmament. Some have come to the conclusion that while most Uzbek Suzani's motifs were expressing prosperity by using flowers and vegetation the natural order of fertility, Tashkent pieces mainly gave a tribute to the Sun or Moon as Central base of fertility. The whole surface of this suzani is covered with 100% silk handmade embroidery. This is a large roundel in the centre of the field. Around this very large central roundel are four slightly smaller medallions. The total effect is overwhelming: very few examples of this type have the same dense complexity of palette and pattern and design. It is a work of great labor, patience and skill. Excellent stitches are used here. There was a legend about the creation of Palyak suzani in Uzbekistan . Many years ago there was a magic herb called "Saxifrage" in the high mountains. It had a terrific power that could destroy even an iron sword. Saxifrage was hidden from human's eye in the high mountain valleys. Everybody wanted to know the way to find and gain its power. It is supposed that this is a map depicted on each Palyak. Palyak was a creation of Turkic craftswomen. Each woman passed the story of her husband about the Saxifrage in her needle-work. The Palyak map was passed down from generation to generation and it was hung above the couch in a bedchamber and only members of a family could see it. The mountain with Saxifrage was guarded by two snakes (that is why roundels of palyaks are surrounded with two lines). And only the bravest and strongest man could get that magic grass. That man who owned the flower of the grass could overcome any obstacles and troubles. This grass is also believed to have wonderful power in the present days. One of the reasons of it is that the decoction and tinctures prepared from it have a subversive power indeed. Nowadays, legends and stories about Saxifrage are forgotten and palyaks are embroidered with other reasons. But you may still meet old women in the villages situated in the high mountains, who will never let you in the room with a Palyak is hung, as they are afraid to discover the secret of their husbands and fathers. Circa: first part of the 20th century. Stitch: couching. Size: 95 x 116 inches Condition: excellent. Free delivery by Fedex

Uzbek national costume is quite varied. In Soviet times, it was almost forgotten. When I opened a clothing boutique my goal was to attract the attention of men and women to the traditional Uzbek costume. It is not only beautiful, but also functional, comfortable, composed of natural materials. For example, women's tunics highlight the most beautiful in the figure and hide flaws. Men's outerwear, as well as women, loose-fitting, does not hinder movement. A variety of styles stimulate my imagination and inspire the members of my team. This stylish top is made of natural cotton knitwear and natural silk ikat. Dyed naturally. Will fit for S, M and even L sizes. Excellent condition. Never used. Size: length-28 in, chest-42 in, from the end of one sleeve up to another-32 in. length-71 cm, chest-106.5 cm, from the end of one sleeve up to another-81 cm. Feel free to contact me. I can send any size you need. Just let me know. Thank you for your time and interest.

Beautiful Uzbek Long Jacket made of handmade cotton ikat 'adras'. Two pockets. A belt. Could be hooded by order. All sizes available XXS - chest around 31.5; length from top to bottom 47.6; from one shoulder to another 14; sleeve length 23.2; hips around 33.8 XS - chest around 33; length from top to bottom 48; from one shoulder to another 14.5; sleeve length 23.2; hips around 36.2 S - chest around 34.5-36.2; length from top to bottom 48.5; from one shoulder to another 15.7; sleeve length 23.5; hips around 37.8 - 39.3 M - chest around 37.8-39.3; length from top to bottom 49; from one shoulder to another 17; sleeve length 23.5-24; hips around 41-42.5 L - chest around 41-42.5; length from top to bottom 50; from one shoulder to another 18; sleeve length 24; hips around 44-45.5 XL - chest around 44; length from top to bottom 51.2; from one shoulder to another 19.3; sleeve length 24; hips around 46.5-47.2 XXL - chest around 45.5; length from top to bottom 52.3; from one shoulder to another 20; sleeve length 24.5; hips around 48.8 Important: After purchase, please, kindly let me know your size. Ikat is one of the most interesting part of Central Asian Applied Arts and the most prestigious and beautiful fabric. It is also known in Persian as 'abr' for 'cloud', in Turkic as 'ipekshahi', in Arabic as 'asab', in Hindi as 'patola'. Like a cloud Uzbek Ikats display a great variety of patterns, may be composed of several combinations of materials and may be woven in both simple and complex structures. The single features shared by all of these extraordinary textiles is the complex dyeing process which is undertaken before the individual elements are arranged upon the loom. All ikat cloths have either their warps, their wefts, or, in rare cases, both warps and wefts dyed only in selective areas and only before those threads have been placed before the loom. The process of preventing the dyes from penetrating the entire warp or weft is known as 'reserving' or 'resist dye' and this produces the essential characteristics of ikat cloth. At the points where the reserved undyed areas meet the dyed sections, carefully controlled amounts of color merge with one another, randomly creating subtle, slightly blurred patterns. This dyeing technique ensures that each abr (cloud) is unique, and it is this aesthetic quality which suggests an analogy with clouds.