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20th-century Central Asian robe displayed in the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto) in Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads exhibit (exhibited during 2021-2022). The felted robe features four embroidered stories ranging from different cultures, religions, and ages. The robe depicts scenes deriving from the Qur'an, the Shahnameh, the Khamsa of Nizami, Thousand and One Nights and sources of Greek and Persian poetry.
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Title:
AKM PS24 Robe (front)
Creator:
unknown
Date Created:
1901
Accurate Dates:
exact date unknown, likely 20th century
Description:
20th-century Central Asian robe displayed in the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto) in Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads exhibit (exhibited during 2021-2022). The felted robe features four embroidered stories ranging from different cultures, religions, and ages. The robe depicts scenes deriving from the Qur'an, the Shahnameh, the Khamsa of Nizami, Thousand and One Nights and sources of Greek and Persian poetry.
Subjects:
textiles robes
Location:
Central Asia; Current: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Latitude:
43.725437
Longitude:
-79.332254
Source:
Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads exhibit, Aga Khan Museum.
Source Identifier:
ps24
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Source
Preferred Citation:
"AKM PS24 Robe (front)", A Robe By Any Other Name,
Reference Link:
https://bethabr.github.io/a-robe-by-any-other-name/items/eadata001.html
Rights
Rights:
Creative Commons CC BY-NC 2.5 CA
Standardized Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/
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