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Woman's ceremonial coat (munisak)
Uzbeki
About 1850–1900
Object Place: Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Medium/Technique
Silk; cut-velvet ikat; resist-dyed pile warp
Dimensions
Center back length:118.11 cm (46 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Jay Abrams
Accession Number58.342
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman'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.
Provenance1958, gift of Mrs. S. Theodore Meyer, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 13, 1958)