Thursday 23 June 2022

Terrific Textiles At The Applied Arts Museum In Tashkent

Great weaving. The Applied Arts Museum has all sorts of stuff: rugs, clothing, woodwork, metalwork, anything to which one can, well, apply some artistry. The textile work is the highlight of the place.

Too lovely to throw on a bed or table, the impressive embroidered design work known as suzani.

From nothing to special something, a rug being weaved. Decked out in iconic ikat. Why stop at one layer?

A room full of ikat strips and an example of the loom used for ikat weaving.

Psychedelica, put together. A nice variety of the traditional Uzbek cap, the topi or doppi.

Taking a closer look at the dizzying detail of the suzani handiwork.

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