Floral Bolinpush Suzani Textile From Central Asia

Antique Iranian Kalamkari prayer mat Persian, Late 19th Century Height 128cm, width 92cm Crafted in the late 19th century by skilled Iranian craftsmen, this cotton prayer mat features a plethora of religious and nature-inspired motifs. Its surface is adorned with a selection of patterns and motifs created using the traditional woodblock printing technique called kalamkari (or Qalamkari). The 400 years old technique originating from Isfahan, utilises only natural and local materials, celebrating and supporting the local communities. A selection of repetitive, organic motifs adorns the cotton textile. The patterns are coloured in various shades of red, cream, and blue, their design inspired by religious Islamic architecture, in particular that of a mosque. The central prayer niche (also called a mihrab) is identical in shape to that of the arch-shaped prayer niches found in mosques. Arabic markings feature above it. This Persian prayer mat...

Flower motif Seychour Caucasian runner Caucasus, 20th Century Height 338cm, width 100cm This intricately designed Seychour runner showcases the signature precision and saturation of...

Anatolian Kirsehir prayer rug with a village design Turkish, 20th Century Height 155cm, width 96cm This eye-catching pictorial prayer rug was skilfully woven from wool by Turkish ...

This wonderful embroidered band was created in India in the early 19th Century. The band was originally designed to form part of a skirt or dress. It still may be used for this purpo...

This wall hanging is all over hand-embroidered Suzani design, silk & cotton ground and the embroidery thread is 100% silk. Suzani, which means "embroidery" in Uzbek, began around ...

In the most technical sense of the word, "Suzani," in Central Asia and Iran, means needle and is used to describe this type of needlework, but to most people, such as decorators or c...

This is a small format mid 20th C, suzani embroidered with cotton . This is a vintage and used item therefore not in brand new condition.

Suzanis from the regions of Tashkent and Pishkent have some astral names such az ‘moon sky’, ‘star sky ‘. The main characteristic of these suzanis is that of their being fully embroi...