Lakai Embroidered Square

Name: Lakai Embroidered Square
SKU: TX3586
Price: 1400.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Five pinwheels with multiple jagged borders. Most lakai squares and shields are on wool or felt. This particular example is on tightly woven cotton.The lakai are nomadic herders of North Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Their embroideries are more tribal in their symbolism and execution than urban suzanis.

Circa: late 19th/early 20th c.

Origin: Afghanistan/Uzbekistan

Material: cotton

Condition: minor bleed of black dye, otherwise good

Dimensions: 19 1/2" x 20 1/2"

Inventory number: TX3586

$1,400

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Inventory #: TX3586 Categories: Asia, Central Asia, Textiles

Lakai Embroidered Square

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