Kyrgyz Felt
Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
20th Century, Wool Felt
317.5 x 167.5 cm (126 x 66 in.)
Vinay Pande Collection, Greenwich, CT
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This Kyrgyz felt has been produced using an intarsia, or “mosaic” technique. Various shapes have been cut out from sheets of different color and then sewn together; reciprocal patterns are particularly popular. The nomadic Kyrgyz and Kazakh have developed the art of patterned felts to a high level, surpassing the work of their Turkmen neighbors, who arrange colored wools into a pattern that is “rolled-in” as the felt is compacted, producing a blurred-effect.
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