A work made of silk, warp-resist dyed (ikat) plain weave; center front and hem faced with cotton; machine embroidered with cotton in straight stitches; lined with cotton, plain weave; block printed; silk padding and cotton, machine stitching in cotton.

Chapan or Khalat (Man's Outer Robe)

19th century

Probably Central Asia, possibly Turkmenistan, Turkoman

Central Asia

Silk, warp-resist dyed (ikat) plain weave; center front and hem faced with cotton; machine embroidered with cotton in straight stitches; lined with cotton, plain weave; block printed; silk padding and cotton, machine stitching in cotton

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