Cover for the head of the newlyweds' bed.
(Such a cover was also used to hide the bride while bringing her to the groom's home)
Tashkent. 1870s-80s
Hand-woven silk fabric, silk thread, various couched satin-stitches, hand-made. 170x160 cm
Ethnographical museum of the peoples of the USSR. M. Perlina Photos: V. Shlakan Aurora Art Publishers. Leningrad