Title
Woman?s Mantle (Chyrpy), late 1800s-early 1900s. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Woman?s Mantle (Chyrpy), late 1800s-early 1900s. Traditional costumes in central Asia have distinctive characteristics that indicate ethnicity, age, and class. One of the oldest examples is a woman?s coat with false sleeves attached on the back and worn over the head. This silk coat in yellow, the colour worn by middle-aged women, is elaborately decorated with popular stylized tulips embroidered in chain stitch. Worn consistently by a newlywed, the coat was later only used on special occasions. Although women made and embroidered garments at home, this expensive luxury mantle was professionally made and sold in the marketplace.
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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19G20_060
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78,8Mb (5,1Mb) / 20,6in x 14,8in / 6192 x 4448 (300dpi)