Kungrat ilgich, Uzbekistan, early 20th century
This ilgich belongs to a group of Kungrat embroideries designs.
Gift of Jack A. and Aviva Robinson.
Original is in the the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Suzani is a type of embroidered and decorative tribal textile made in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries.
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