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Dazzling ikat velvet robes, the most sumptuous, expensive, and prestigious type of ikat, were worn throughout Central Asia by men and women. This resplendent robe with a V-shaped neckline, fitted torso, and slightly flaring skirt features stylized blossoming plants, pomegranates, and auspicious curved ram’s horns, all with irregular contours of the resist-dye ikat technique. Such female robes were culturally significant in Central Asia. Made for wedding dowries with fabric from the groom’s family, women wore <em>munisaks</em> for rites of passage throughout their lives, as a bride, at family festivals, and funerals.
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167454
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Woman’s Robe (munisak)
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167454
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Woman’s Robe (munisak)
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Dazzling ikat velvet robes, the most sumptuous, expensive, and prestigious type of ikat, were worn throughout Central Asia by men and women. This resplendent robe with a V-shaped neckline, fitted torso, and slightly flaring skirt features stylized blossoming plants, pomegranates, and auspicious curved ram’s horns, all with irregular contours of the resist-dye ikat technique. Such female robes were culturally significant in Central Asia. Made for wedding dowries with fabric from the groom’s family, women wore <em>munisaks</em> for rites of passage throughout their lives, as a bride, at family festivals, and funerals.
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1850–75
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79999274
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Garment
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Overall: 132.1 x 150 cm (52 x 59 1/16 in.)
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Uzbekistan, Bukhara
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2009.267
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Silk: velvet ikat
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Woman’s Robe (munisak), 1850–75. Uzbekistan, Bukhara. Silk: velvet ikat; overall: 132.1 x 150 cm (52 x 59 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Arlene C. Cooper, 2009.267
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T - Islamic
citations
citation
Gervers, V. “Construction of Türkmen Coats.” <em>Textile History</em> 14, no. 1 (1983):
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p. 3-27
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Thompson, Jon, and Thomas J. Farnham. <em>Timbuktu to Tibet: Exotic Rugs & Textiles from New York Collectors</em>. New York, NY: Hajji Baba Club, 2008.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: pl. 3, pp. 60-61
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Mackie, Louise. "Embroidered Surcoat." <em>Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine,</em> 54 no. 1 (January/February 2014): 27.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 27
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Highet, Juliet. "Silks from Islamic Lands."<em> The Asian Art Newspaper: Monthly for Collectors, Dealers, Museums and Galleries</em> 17, issue 5 (March 2014):16-18.
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Reproduced: p. 18
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Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: <em>Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland, OH; New Haven, CT: The Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: fig. 9.60, p. 400
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"The Ubiquitous Ikat." <em>HALI; the international journal of Oriental carpets and textile</em>s. Issue 200. Summer 2019. London: Oguz Press, 1978- London : Hali Publications
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p. 60-63
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Gift of Arlene C. Cooper
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2026-05-29 08:37:43.674000
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167454
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk: velvet ikat
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