Icherisheher

Kulaja

Do you enjoy our posts about the museum's objects from its Textile, Clothing, Embroidery collection? Our next exhibit is KULAJA! A kulaja was a type of women’s outerwear that was common in Nakhchivan: it came to the waist, had a corrugated hemline, and without buttons. The sleeves, collar, hemline, and waist were decorated with beautiful patterns using gold and silver threads, beads, sequins, and cannetille. Kulaja (women's outerwear). Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. 19th century. Velvet, cotton. Beads, sequin embroidery. Inv. No. 2325

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