UZBEK VINTAGE HANDMADE EMBROIDERY ORIGINAL SUZANI. We are happy to represent you extremely bright, rich, multi-stylish art of Central Asian decorative embroidery – one of the outstanding arts of Central Asian region. This embroidery is to decorate different dressing gowns, dresses, scarves, tubeteika, small household items and many other things. But the most magnificent impression makes a large hand- embroidered decorative panel known as Suzani. The term «suzani» («needle», «sewing by a needle») origins from Tadjik language «suzan» – “needle”. Suzani, suzane, is the decoratively embroidered panel either on a white or color cotton fabric or silk, widespread among the people of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and used as an element of interior decoration. Suzani was a part of bride’s obligatory dowry. Traditionally the embroidery started at a birth of the daughter and continued till the bride’s dowry had not been completely collected. However, household use of such embroideries had also the ritual character connected with ancient beliefs in national consciousness: embroideries as a whole, and their separate patterns in people’s representation had magic character, served for a young pair as a talisman against the evil spirits that could harm. The key Suzani designs are nests, flowers, images of birds, ancient magic symbols. Suzani has many classifications, such as:Joynomoz – a rug for a pray – the pray should not be made on a naked floorBolinpush – a coverlet for pillows Bishikpush – a coverlet for a cradleRuijo – a bed surface (a bed-sheet for marriage ceremony that put on a just-married couple bed)Zardevor – the embroidered friezes to ­decorate the top part of walls of a roomBugdjoma – wrap clothes and bed-clothesGulkurpa – one of two basic types of Tashkent suzani, where ornaments are­ freely located and representing a blossoming bushes or branchesKirpech – the vertical embroidery intended for curtain of an average narrow niche. Nimsuzani- the small decorative embroidery, used for walls decorationSandalipush – a coverlet, which covered­ the tea tableand many other hand and machine-made magnificent embroideries that you can see if you take a look at our items. The embroidery has been made in second half 20th centuries. 143 x 205 cm. The item “Original Uzbek Vintage Large Beautiful Handmade Wall Decor Embroidery Suzani” is in sale since Saturday, December 8, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Linens & Textiles (Pre-1930)\Embroidery”. The seller is “silk_road_treasure” and is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped worldwide.