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Suzani (textile)

Embroidered tribal textile made in Central Asia and Iran

Kermina Suzani, first half 19th century, Uzbekistan. The large blossoms in red, orange, salmon, a pale aubergine and light blue show the characteristic metallic sheen of Kermina embroideries.

Suzani is a type of embroidered and decorative tribal textile made in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries. Suzani is from ( ). The art of making such textiles in Iran is called سوزن‌دوزی suzandozi "needlework".

Suzanis are delicate; extremely few examples survive before the late 18th and early 19th centuries. However, they belong to a very ancient tradition. In the early 15th century, Ruy González de Clavijo, the Castilian ambassador to the court of Timur, left detailed descriptions of embroideries that were probably forerunners of the suzani.

Suzanis were traditionally made by Central Asian brides as part of their dowry, and were presented to the groom on the wedding day.

Types

Bukhara Suzani
Khujand Suzani (Khujand, Tajikistan)
Lakai Suzani
Nurata Suzani, made in the town of Nurata in Uzbekistan.
Piskent Suzani
Samarkand Suzani
Shakhrisabz Suzani
Tashkent Suzani
Ura Tube Suzani (Istaravshan, Tajikistan)
Isfara Suzani (Isfara, Tajikistan)
Kulob Suzani (Kulob, Tajikistan)
Darvoz Suzani (Darvaz, Tajikistan)

File:Stamps of Uzbekistan, 2009-32.jpg|Samarkand Suzani File:Stamps of Uzbekistan, 2009-33.jpg|Bukhara Suzani File:Stamps of Uzbekistan, 2009-34.jpg|Piskent Suzani

References

(2003). "Splendid Suzanis". Aramco World.
[https://unionpurl.blogspot.com/2009/02/s-is-for-suzani.html Article on suzanis]

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