Medium
		wool, cotton, cotton (thread), printed cotton
Measurements
		216.0 × 260.0 cm
Credit Line
			National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Vivien Knowles, 2012			
Gallery location
		Not on display
Place/s of Execution
		Afghanistan / Uzbekistan
Accession Number
		2012.377
Department
			Asian Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Physical description
		This suzani is embroidered with an overall design of pomegranates. The entire surface of the hand woven cotton backing fabric, karbos, is covered in wool embroidery in basma (couching) and ilmok (chain stitch variant). The backing fabric comprises several narrow strips sewn together after they have been embroidered. It is usual for embroidery to be a communal activity and several women work on one suzani. The result is a slightly mismatched pattern and colour variation across the finished textile, as seen in this example.