AKM PS24 Robe- Front

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Title

AKM PS24 Robe- Front

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.

Source

Central Asia; Current: Aga Khan Museum

Publisher

Aga Khan Museum

Date

20th century

Contributor

Aga Khan Museum

Rights

Creative Commons

Format

photograph of robe