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Bedding decoration

LAKAI UZBEK people
Bedding decoration
(Saye gosha)
 (20th century)

Medium
cotton, silk (thread), glass (beads)

Measurements
88.0 × 112.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2012

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Uzbekistan

Accession Number
2012.372

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 saye gosha is decorated with a pattern of bold curling floral and foliate forms in red, black, yellow and white on a maroon ground, identifying it as the work of a woman of the Lakai Uzbek community. Its fringe features a beaded pattern of repeated lozenges and is finished with beaded tassels.

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