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Munisak Woman's Robe (Uzbekistan)

Woman's robe from Uzbekistan, c. 1875. Woman's robe from Uzbekistan, c. 1875. Courtesy Los Angeles County Museum of Art, acc. no. M.76.43.2.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art houses a woman's robe (munisak) from Uzbekistan, dating to about c. 1875. It is 117 cm long and has a bottom width of 159 cm. It is made of silk and a cotton resist-dye warp thread (ikat). It is furthermore decorated with silk thread embroidery.

See also the TRC digital exhibition Dressing The Stans: Textiles, Dress and Jewellery from Central Asia (TRC, Leiden, 2017).

Los Angeles County Museum of Art online catalogue (retrieved 5th January 2017).

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