Size: 1ft 8in x 1ft 8in (50 x 50cm) excluding tassels.
Antique Uzbek Lakai tribe ilgich, dowry wall hanging for the yurt.
Circa 1900.
Ilgich are embroidered hangings that usually formed part of a brides dowry; they are talismanic and considered to be protective. This example is embroidered in silk on a red Mogul cotton ground, it is made up from fragments of an earlier date.
The condition is good with some very slight age related wear.
Stock Number: T-0062.