50 YEARS - ALONG THE WAY

Retrospective exhibition, 19 – 27 October, open daily, and 7 – 9 November

Closed 28 October to 6 November

Uzbek Velvet Ikat Bag

Uzbek Velvet Ikat Bag

dimensions:  
26 x 18 cm excl. tassels

Description

Uzbek velvet ikat bag, silk velvet, silk braiding on the edge, silk tassels, Russian printed cotton lining.

Silk velvet ikat was an extremely precious material not to be wasted, so smaller objects such as this bag were made out of off-cuts. Central motif of an amulet