Unknown Maker, Uzbek

Although made in Nurata, the colors are lighter than in more traditional suzannis, a palette adopted in response to international trade. These particular colors sell well to Japanese tourists. The extraordinarily rich design vocabulary in this suzanni employs traditional motifs, such as the medallions around the border and the paisley (known in Uzbekistan as an almond or chili pepper) with internal geometric patterning found in the central field - in a new layout. Tiny figures of humans and chickens have also been added in two places.