Lakai Banner Polychrome silk embroidery,... - Lot 30 - Métayer-Mermoz Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Paris

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Lakai Banner Polychrome silk embroidery,... - Lot 30 - 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 an orange background, with a graphic decoration of vegetal inspiration, bordered with friezes decorated with geometric motifs, and embellished in the lower part of three pendants with polychrome and braided metallic threads. Lined on the back with a fabric with floral decoration in blue, green and yellow 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 x 40.3 cm
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