Suzani Decor

The Ottoman Room from Luxor’s Al Moudira Hotel. The name means ‘the lady boss’ in Arabic as the hotel is the vision of Lebanese photographer Zeina Aboukheir.The Ottoman Room features a hand painted dome and trompe-l’oeil curtain by Lebanese artist Mario Dahabi, which is on the bed with a traditional Suzani blanket from Uzbekistan.

A girl in Carpetland, Iran.

This large decorative hanging was made in Rasht, the capital of the North Persian province of Gilan, whose ornate embroideries were highly renowned throughout Persia and beyond. As usual, the foundation is a wool felt mosaic composed of sections in different colours which coordinate with the design. The red field terminating in an arch shape at the top is dominated by a huge cypress flanked by swirling vines and floral stems. The stems lie on an azure ground along the sides and at the upper end. Two lion masks and several splendid birds have been incorporated into the design.(с)

Afghan ethno style.

Vintage photo of tajik girls embroidering Suzani, traditional textiles of Central Asia.

The exhibition ‘The Birth of Suzani’, which explores the traditional art of Uzbek embroidery, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

LAKAI-SHAHRISYABZ Suzani, Uzbekistan, First half 19th century. 255 x 216cm (8’ x 7’) Rippon Boswell auction, Sold for: €143,000

In-door and out-door costumes of Sart (uzbek) women. Turkestan. Central Asia. 1880s.  F.Orden.

Armenian girl in old traditional costume, Yerevan,

Amazing photo, large Suzani silk embroidered tapestry and Ikat kaftan. Designer Dildora Kasimova.

Ingredible ottoman tile.

Incredible and gorgeous 17th century Ottoman tent from the Dresden State Art Collections.

Shah-i-Zinda (Uzbek: Shohizinda; Persian: شاه زنده‎‎, meaning "The Living King") is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 9-14th and 19th centuries.

Таджик (окрестности Бухары). Здесь и далее фото Г. Крафта.

Detail of an antique Suzani, uzbek silk embroidery on silk foundation, late 19th c. Central Asia. Available.

Kyrgyz embroidery fragment, Nomads tribal textiles. Silk embroidery on silk velvet, early 20th c. Central Asia.

Antique Suzani, tribal fabric, silk hand embroidered large panel, ethnic textiles, 1900s, Central Asia.