Lakai Horse Cover
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Late 19th century, 160 x 149 cm, Central Asia, South West Uzbekistan
The Lakai nomads were an equestrian Uzbek people who used to decorate their horses in splendid cloths on special occasions. In this gorgeous horse cover, the brilliantly colourful field and border designs have been placed on a black wool felt ground. The three large botehs in the central field, surrounded by small botehs, and the border designs of zoomorphous appearance are embroidered in wool yarn in the chain stitch technique. The additional outer border is finely embroidered in silk in the petit point technique. – Good condition.
KALTER, JOHANNES & PALALOI, MARGARETA, Usbekistan. Erben der Seidenstraße. Stuttgart 1995, no. 319 *** RIPPON BOSWELL, A 77, Kossow Collection, 26 March 2011, lot 98 *** FITZ GIBBON, KATE / HALE, ANDREW, Uzbek Embroidery. In the Nomadic Tradition. The Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Collection at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Minneapolis 2007, pl. p. 81
The Lakai nomads were an equestrian Uzbek people who used to decorate their horses in splendid cloths on special occasions. In this gorgeous horse cover, the brilliantly colourful field and border designs have been placed on a black wool felt ground. The three large botehs in the central field, surrounded by small botehs, and the border designs of zoomorphous appearance are embroidered in wool yarn in the chain stitch technique. The additional outer border is finely embroidered in silk in the petit point technique. – Good condition.
KALTER, JOHANNES & PALALOI, MARGARETA, Usbekistan. Erben der Seidenstraße. Stuttgart 1995, no. 319 *** RIPPON BOSWELL, A 77, Kossow Collection, 26 March 2011, lot 98 *** FITZ GIBBON, KATE / HALE, ANDREW, Uzbek Embroidery. In the Nomadic Tradition. The Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Collection at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Minneapolis 2007, pl. p. 81
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Lakai Horse Cover
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