Lakai Banner Polychrome silk embroidery,... - Lot 29 - Métayer-Mermoz Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Paris

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Lakai Banner Polychrome silk embroidery,... - Lot 29 - Métayer-Mermoz Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Paris
Lakai Banner Polychrome silk embroidery, cotton Central Asia, circa 1900 Pentagonal embroidery of polychrome silk threads on a green background, graphically decorated with vegetal and boteh motifs, bordered with friezes decorated with wavelets and geometric motifs, and embellished in the lower part with three pendants of polychrome and braided metallic threads. Lined on the back with a fabric patterned with fine floral friezes on a red background. The Lakai are an ancient nomadic Central Asian people of Uzbek language, settled in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Often referred to as banners, these textiles were probably used as wall decorations adorning the walls of yurts. A comparable (but probably later) banner is kept at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne (Inv. No. 2013.903). Another at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Inv. N°2004.259.81). 64.5 x 44.5 cm
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