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Central Asian Clothing: Nineteenth-Century Silk and Leather |
| Section: THE ARTS / CRAFT & DESIGN |
| Author: Joanna Shaw-Eagle |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2006 |
| Size: 657 Words, 4,478 Characters |
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One can easily picture hordes of "barbarian" horsemen galloping across 4,000 miles of the Eurasian steppes when viewing the Textile Museum's spectacular exhibit, "Silk & Leather: Splendid Attire of Nineteenth-Century Central Asia," even though the clothing in the show dates from relatively modern times.
Iranian, Turkic and Mongol nomads invaded areas that stretched from the Central Asian territories of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to the borders of modern-day China. It was China where they found--and seized--the legendary silk ...
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...ut this innovative, handsome show.
WHAT: "Silk & Leather: Splendid Attire of 19th-Century Central Asia"
WHERE: The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street NW, Washington, D.C.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 1 p.m. through 5 p.m. Sundays, through February 26
TICKETS: Admission free with a suggested donation of $5
PHONE: 202-667-0441
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