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Textile:
ITC 2022.100

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...

Textile:
ITC 1803

This camel trapping is made from silk squares attached in a diamond pattern to bias cut strips of cotton. These squares are bound in contrasting fabrics, using a decorative running stitch. The trappin...

Textile:
ITC 227

before 1947

This shirt is embroidered in bands around the neck and cuffs, down the front, back and sides. The patterns are composed of two parallel lines with opposing half flower heads and a wavy line between t...

Textile:
ITC 228

before 1947

This shirt is embroidered with borders of circular flower heads around the yoke, sleeves and hem; also as vertical bands at the front and back. Flower heads with triple circular heads are used as fil...

Textile:
ITC 229

This item has mirror work embroidery covering the sleeves, chest and in the middle forming a five pointed pendant encircling a central flower motif. The pattern is composed of stylised flower motifs ...

Textile:
ITC 232

before 1947

This is a fine example of "shisha" mirror work. The embroidery covers the small sleeves and the chest in the form of a deep panel of narrow borders and interlacing circles. A six-petalled pendant wi...

Textile:
ITC 245

This item is a magenta coloured silk fabric embroidered with repeating geometric flower sprays. Peacock motifs have been placed between the floral sprays at the top edge of a 5cm wide geometric borde...