Kontusz sash; Five-part heads with an ornament of stylized, inverted floral bouquets alternating with transverse stripes bearing small Persian palmettes, floral tendrils, and a fine wavy pattern. Silk fringe. Predominant colors: light yellow, brick red, brown, and sapphire blue. 18th century, Russia; national costume accessory. Length 331 cm, width 64.5 cm. Materials: silk., A woven textile with horizontal bands of repeating floral and geometric motifs in colors including beige, brown, blue, green, and muted orange; the top and middle sections show several narrow stripes filled with alternating flower shapes and small leaf-like patterns in brown and blue on a beige background; below these are a few bands with larger floral clusters in brown and muted orange set against pale greenish-beige fields; near the bottom is a wider area with repeated stylized tree-like floral arrangements in dark brown with orange flower centers on a light beige ground, and the lower edge has a decorative woven...
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Kontusz sash; Five-part heads with an ornament of stylized, inverted floral bouquets alternating with transverse stripes bearing small Persian palmettes, floral tendrils, and a fine wavy pattern. Silk fringe. Predominant colors: light yellow, brick red, brown, and sapphire blue. 18th century, Russia; national costume accessory. Length 331 cm, width 64.5 cm. Materials: silk., A woven textile with horizontal bands of repeating floral and geometric motifs in colors including beige, brown, blue, green, and muted orange; the top and middle sections show several narrow stripes filled with alternating flower shapes and small leaf-like patterns in brown and blue on a beige background; below these are a few bands with larger floral clusters in brown and muted orange set against pale greenish-beige fields; near the bottom is a wider area with repeated stylized tree-like floral arrangements in dark brown with orange flower centers on a light beige ground, and the lower edge has a decorative woven fringe and a narrow border of small floral motifs in blue and orange.

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Kontusz sash Five-part heads ornament stylized inverted floral bouquets alternating transverse stripes bearing small Persian palmettes floral tendrils fine wavy pattern Silk fringe Predominant colors light yellow brick red brown sapphire blue 18th century Russia national costume accessory Length 331 cm width 64.5 cm Materials silk woven textile horizontal bands repeating floral geometric motifs colors beige blue green muted orange top middle sections several narrow stripes filled alternating flower shapes small leaf- patterns beige background bands larger floral clusters muted orange set pale greenish-beige fields near bottom wider area repeated tree- floral arrangements dark brown orange flower centers ground lower edge decorative woven fringe narrow border small floral motifs orange.

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