Product Description

Antique Uzbekistan Bedcover 2

Material: Cotton, silk
Style: Uzbek
Size:  Length  190 cm, Width 168 cm
Order Number: MHSAUB2

Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It is surrounded by 5 landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the south-west. The capital is Tashkent.

Uzbek ikat-dyed silks are renowned worldwide for their vibrating colours blending softly into one another. They are known as abr. Abr means “cloud” in Persian. The patterns resemble light clouds floating freely in the sky reflected in the river.

It is a time consuming and complicated process and normally they were owned and used only by the aristocracy or rich merchants. The most visually striking woven textiles of Central Asia they are characterized by shimmering, soft-edged designs in vibrant colours.

Bukhara is an ancient city in Uzbekistan. It was a prominent stop on the Silk Road trade route between the East and the West. Abr silks woven with a pink silk weft which gave a rosy hue to the entire fabric were popular in the Bokhara area. 

Such a bedcover would have been used on the wedding night.

Old Russian cotton lining.

Mid – 20th century.

Map of Uzbekistan.

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