Lakai embroidered Panel (ilgich) 3

£290.00

Lakai embroidered panel

Wonderful antique 19th Century vibrant embroidered Panel by the Lakai people from Uzbekistan.
This pretty piece has some wear with a few small holes, darns and marks.
Overall an attractive textile.
64cm x 56cm

 

1 in stock

Description

Lakai embroidered panel

The Uzbek-speaking Lakai are the only real nomads remaining in Central Asia.
The Lakai, still migrate with their herds of animals and complete households every summer from the hot plains of southern Tajikistan to summer pastures in the mountains of northern Tajikistan.
In the 19th century, the Lakai embroidered on homespun rough wool fabric dyed with madder root to various shades of red.