More than sixty rich and colourful works from the National Gallery of Victoria’s Asian textiles and jewellery collections will give a fascinating insight into the daily lives and traditions of the Uzbek and Turkmen peoples of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The exhibition includes clothing and jewellery from two of the largest cultural groups of the Central Asian region: the mercantile Uzbek people, who populated the towns along the Silk Road, and the nomadic Turkmen people who lived on the plains.
Highlights from the exhibition include: vivid, colourfully dyed silk robes, bulky bracelets, heavy pectoral ornaments and dorsal pendants, hats and headdresses with braiding, beads and metal plaques, and children’s garments and amulets.
Ararat Regional Art Gallery
Until 17 July, 2016
Victoria
UZBEK people Woman’s coat (20th century) (Munisak), silk and cotton (adras), cotton (lining), silk (thread), cotton (padding) 124cm (centre back) 167.2cm (cuff to cuff)
Purchased with funds donated by Vivien Knowles, 2010
Courtesy National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne and Ararat Regional Art Gallery, Victoria
