Tashkent Gulkurpa Suzani, Uzbekistan, 19th C. Silk embroidery on cotton. Size: 7'0'' x 5'5'' (213 x 165 cm). A gulkurpa (flower cloth) type suzani which typically have one or more large circular shapes in the center with several small floral designs surrounding it, while leaving much of the ground exposed. This suzani has a large circular blossom in red with sixteen leaf shaped palmettes embroidered in the same color. This combination forms a very large sun like design. On each of the inside corners of the inner border, there are red circular blossoms that have small blue flowers surrounding them. Along the main border there are fourteen large shrubs that are evenly spaced apart.

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