Mystery Textile Number 5
Hi People
Here is Richard's fifth mystery textile:
Hi
It looks as if it belongs on a hanger rather than on the floor- a
Central Asian garment?
Reggards,
Horst
Greetings all,
I've seen such edging tape on both Kyrgyz and Uzbek
textiles. The only one I've seen on a garment was folded over the edge of the
underlying garment cloth and stitched to the garment.
I can't see whether
this tape is cross stitched or chain stitched, but looking at the other
embroidery work, I'll say this is an Uzbek tapestry of some sort. I suppose it
could be a suzani, although I've never personally seen one with edge
tape.
Here's an example of chain stitched Uzbek edge tape
finishing:
Regards,
Chuck Wagner
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Chuck
Wagner
Richard sent a new image:
New image:
Hi,
Wild Tulips!
Sword like drawings in the border.
Must be
Ottoman.
A wall hanging.
Embroidery.
Best regards,
Vincent
dear vincent keer
turking drums
jar drums
zornas
and two
cane clarinets in a wild frenzy but
NO
as was clued
before: this embroidery is from a valley on the silk road . . .
what is
the valley ?
what it is, we know
the date ? please
guess
the attribution . . .ah that is the
game.
mr. wagner has come very close with his clear notice of
the card weave ending of the embroidery . . . . truly not all that common . . .
might i suggest mr wagner that you hazard a guess as to the valley . . .you are
almost there CLUE CLUE CLUE !!!!!!
best
regards
ANOTHER CLUE . . . . . THE COLORS ARE TYPICAL OF
SUZANI FROM THAT VALLEY.
richard farber
Educated Guess Department
Hi Richard,
The only valley name I've heard associated with Uzbek work
is Ferghana, so that's my wild guess. I have to confess that I'm totally unaware
of any association between Ferghana and color schemes of any sort. But, it's a
valley and that counts for something.
Saying that it's associated with
the Amu Darya valley is way too general, but that would be a second choice, I
suppose.
Nice piece; feel free to send it to me at your earliest
convenience...
Regards,
Chuck Wagner
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Chuck
Wagner
WE HAVE A WINNER
dear all
turkish kettle drums
brass cornets
jar
drums
zornas
and two cane clarinets in a wild frenzy because
WE
HAVE A WINNER
we have mr chuck wagner who has correctly attributed this
suzani to the ferghana valley
suzani
ferghana
valley
towards the end of the 19th cent. [or before world war one in any
case]
**if you have a different opinion as to the age please
reply**
companion pieces can be found in suzani books perhaps those of
you out there with scanners might send in an image or
two.
congradulations to mr wagner . . . and your price will be the
right to purchase at full price any number of turkotek tee shirts when and if
ever they are made.
and for those out there refusing to make silly
guesses there are very few left of the original 10 to solve . . .but there is a
still a chance at glory with those that remain.