LOT OF 3 UZBEK TRADITIONAL SKULL-CAPS HAND EMBROIDERY
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THREE OLD UZBEK TRADITIONAL HAND-EMBROIDERED SKULLCAPS A Skull-cap is an integral part of Uzbek national attire, and is a veritable work of national art. It is convenient to wear, practical and attractive. The diversity of forms - conic, four-sided, round, cupola-shaped - skull-caps, richly embroidered, which imparts them with a delicate, large-scale or carpet texture; their variety of colors - from laconic black-white to bright multi-colour - makes Uzbek headgear universal. The upper part and cap-band of a skull-cap are embroidered in cross- stitch manner (iraqi) with flower geometrical patterns against an entirely embroidered background of figured medallions or flower plants. In 19th and early 20th centuries local peculiarities of embroidered skull-caps in different regions were so precise that they allowed to determine the birth-place of the owner. These are three very fine small handmade Uzbek-Lakay national Skull-caps with neck extensions. They have the conical form of crown with beaded tassels on the point. T are traditional magic rich multicolored ornaments of ram's horns - meaning the courage, power and protection from evil's fources, and triangle elements - meaning the protection from evil eyes. These skull-caps are decorated with the metallic elements - with depictions of ram's horns. They are edged with vivid multicolored
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