Antique Uzbek Silk Ikat Chapan
Description
Probably Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan, 19th century; silk ikat weave with cotton lining; one stain, otherwise very good condition.
A similar piece is published in Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats (Plate 8, p.78), a compilation of the Murad Megalli Collection donated to and exhibited in a special exhibition at the Textile Museum, Washington, from October 16, 2010 to March 13, 2011