{"product_id":"tajikistan-antique-uratubi-khujand-antique-suzani-embroidery-213-x-160cm","title":"Tajikistan antique Uratubi \/ Khujand antique Suzani embroidery (213 x 160cm)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjT8oGUhZ6XAxUtTkEAHeleDfgQ0fERegoIAggACAAIChAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\"\u003e213 x 160cm  \/\/ 7ft x 5ft 3\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjT8oGUhZ6XAxUtTkEAHeleDfgQ0fERegoIAggACAAIChAB\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\"\u003eUra-Tube ( now Istaravshan)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0}]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjT8oGUhZ6XAxUtTkEAHeleDfgQ0fERegoIAggACAAIChAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\"\u003eKhujand (formerly Leninabad)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0}]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e both lay within the Ferghana basin part of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSughd ( Sogdian ) Province Northern Tajikistan. The two are celebrated historical centres for suzani embroidery often referred colloquially simply as \u003cem\u003eUratubi\u003c\/em\u003e. Both regions developed highly distinct, prized needlework styles that played a central role in Central Asian wedding rituals and dowries. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn local tradition, the Ura-Tube suzani served specifically as the \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003egandj\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—the sacred wedding curtain behind which the bride walked into her new husband's house to shield her from the evil eye. Otherwise large suzani decorated celebratory spaces and served as dowry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond half 19th cent \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef 20188\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clive Rogers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64777271574905,"sku":null,"price":2400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/3628\/5975\/files\/IGuU_AwQLmICmkCZsUKrA_thumb_fe37.jpg?v=1791037380","url":"https:\/\/www.orient-rug.com\/products\/tajikistan-antique-uratubi-khujand-antique-suzani-embroidery-213-x-160cm","provider":"Clive Rogers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}