Kyrgyz antique Tush-Kiiz yurt hanging (156 x 304cm)

156 x 304 cm  //  5ft 1" x 10ft

These magnificent large elaborately embroidered hangings are known in Kyrgyz and Kasak as Tush-Kiiz and used hung ceremonially at the opposite side from the entrance of the Yurt / Boz-Ui.
 The Kyrgyz version being larger and the more magnificent of the two aligned cultures. This a comparatively old example on black velvet
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• circa 1900

(see our less complete smaller version Ref. 16888)


Ref. 16892