About This Artwork

Probably Central Asia, possibly Turkmenistan, Turkoman

Chapan or Khalat (Man's Outer Robe), 19th century

Silk, plain weave; center front and hem faced with cotton; machine embroidered with cotton in straight stitches; lined with cotton, plain weave; block printed; silk padding and cotton, machine stitching in cotton
160.1 x 167.8 cm (63 x 66 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Mary Hays, 2001.174




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