Woman's ceremonial coat (munisak)
Uzbeki
About 1850–1900
Object Place: Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Dimensions
Center back length:118.11 cm (46 1/2 in.)
Accession Number
58.342
Medium or Technique
Silk; cut-velvet ikat; resist-dyed pile warp
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Classifications
Woman’s coat (chalat). Coat with flared hips and long tapered sleeves, open down entire front; skirt split at sides to just above hemline. Made of ikat velvet in bright, red, green, yellow, blue, violet and white. Lining shows border of glazed silk and cotton (weft) ikat in subdued tones of same colors. All edges trimmed with black, white and blue silks embroidered in herringbone stitch. White taffeta lining cracked, torn.
Provenance
1958, gift of Mrs. S. Theodore Meyer, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 13, 1958)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Jay Abrams