A CENTRAL ASIAN EMBROIDERED TEXTILE WALL HANGING FRAGMENT (TUSH KYIZ)...
A CENTRAL ASIAN EMBROIDERED TEXTILE WALL HANGING FRAGMENT (TUSH KYIZ)
Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, mid 20th century
Chain-stitched silk and wool thread (tambour style) in dense, curling scrolls, with roundels motifs, large medallions with four lobed floral centers, in red, rust, mustard yellow, and cream on a dark olive-black ground, the borders with scrolling vegetal motifs and ram's-horn (khoshkor muiz) motifs in green, blue, yellow, pink, and white, a hallmark of Kyrgyz and Kazakh textiles, rows of white running stitches outline the medallions and panels; such textiles would have been displayed inside a felt tent (yurt), and were produced a to celebrate important events, especially a marriage.
113cm x 204cm
A CENTRAL ASIAN EMBROIDERED TEXTILE WALL HANGING FRAGMENT (TUSH KYIZ)
Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, mid 20th century
Chain-stitched silk and wool thread (tambour style) in dense, curling scrolls, with roundels motifs, large medallions with four lobed floral centers, in red, rust, mustard yellow, and cream on a dark olive-black ground, the borders with scrolling vegetal motifs and ram's-horn (khoshkor muiz) motifs in green, blue, yellow, pink, and white, a hallmark of Kyrgyz and Kazakh textiles, rows of white running stitches outline the medallions and panels; such textiles would have been displayed inside a felt tent (yurt), and were produced a to celebrate important events, especially a marriage.
113cm x 204cm
