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Striking antique Central Asian child-size robe or chapan featuring a deep red textile ground with extensive cream/white hand embroidery and an extraordinary row of handmade textile buttons and loops. A beautiful example of traditional textile workmanship with strong appeal for collectors of Central Asian textiles, antique clothing and folk art.
• Origin: Central Asia, exact region unknown
• Era: Antique, exact date unknown
• Garment: Child-size robe / chapan
• Material: Appears to be wool or wool-based textile
• Color: Deep red with cream/white embroidery
• Elaborate hand-worked embroidery throughout front, sleeves and lower portion
• Approximately 33 handmade spherical textile buttons
• Corresponding decorative textile loop closures
• Traditional flared robe silhouette with side openings
• Unusual collectible textile suitable for display, study or collection
MEASUREMENTS
• Pit to pit when closed: 13\"
• Shoulder to shoulder: 12\"
• Sleeve length: 8\"
• Waist: approximately 26\" around
• Total length: 25\"
CONDITION
• Very good overall antique condition considering age
• One button loop is missing
• Minor threadbare areas present
• Scattered small dark marks and small holes
• One small mended area approximately 1/4\" long
• General age-related wear throughout
• Please review all photographs carefully as they are an important part of the condition description
Exact age, geographic origin and original use have not been independently authenticated. Sold as an antique collectible textile based upon its construction, materials and characteristics.
