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Boz (woman’s shawl)
late 20th Century
A green and yellow cotton shawl called a boz. This woman’s shawl is of Western shape, and not perceived to be an indigenous Uzbek textile. It is worn on the shoulders. It is dyed with a natural dy...
Kora atlas (sash)
late 20th Century
A black and white silk warp ikat with large repeat organic patterns and a red lining. Kora or Qora means black, and Atlas is believed to be the material of a traditional design for making up into a ...
Tubeteika (man’s hat)
late 20th Century
A folded black and white Tubeteika (man’s hat), with a bright pink floral fabric interior and black ribbed edge. Opening it would create a square opening. The interior shows tightly spaced hand s...
Chapan (man’s quilted coat)
late 20th Century
A Chapan (man’s quilted coat), a ceremonial item from Uzbekistan, probably worn by the Tajik people. A navy blue velvet long robe or coat with heavy gold embroidery and sequins in a boteh design alo...
Chapan (man’s quilted coat)
early 21st Century
A man's quilted coat (Chapan) in black velvet with a blue, green and pink floral cotton lining, and purple and white braiding and central ties.
Qiyiqcha (man’s belt)
late 20th century
A silk and man-made fibre mix square of a yellow, black and while ikat style design with machine embroidery around the edges. This cloth would have been folded diagonally and wrapped around a man's w...