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Haaretz Museum, Tel-Aviv [Published date: 1986]. Softcover, 56 pp (English section pp 1 - 18; Hebrew section pp 1 - 38, with bilingual captions and bibliography); illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs and diagrams; text in English and Hebrew; 21 x 27 cm.
In very good condition. Glossy pictorial paper covers with title in English and Hebrew. Covers show mild edgewear and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Not ex-library. Exhibition catalog issued in conjunction with the exhibition "Suzani - Central Asian Embroideries," held at the Ethnography and Folklore Pavilion, Haaretz Museum, Winter 1986. Introduction outlines the history of the Suzani tradition across Central Asia, discussing the region, its people, embroidery stitches, dyes, motifs, and stylistic development. Includes detailed catalog entries with descriptive texts in Hebrew and English, and illustrations of Suzani examples from Nurata, Shahr-i Zibs, and other Central Asian centers. Bibliography in both languages.