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A ladies headdress,
with crown of silk and cotton ikat and padded velvet headband applied with coral beads, pearls and gilt amulets inset with turquoise, with a front panel of burgundy silk, the back with two embroidered strips and heavy silk tassels suspended from either side, (damages); and a collection of embroideries including four saye gosha (v-shaped embroidered bands), Central Asian, 20th century (12)
with crown of silk and cotton ikat and padded velvet headband applied with coral beads, pearls and gilt amulets inset with turquoise, with a front panel of burgundy silk, the back with two embroidered strips and heavy silk tassels suspended from either side, (damages); and a collection of embroideries including four saye gosha (v-shaped embroidered bands), Central Asian, 20th century (12)
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Post lot text
Saye gosha are used by Turkik tribes to decorate rolled up bed-quilts during the day. See Janet Harvey, Traditional Textiles of Central Asia, figure 170.
