Let's learn more about another type of women's clothing called KURDU from the museum's Textile, Clothing, Embroidery collection. 

 

It was usually made of velvet, galloon, termeh, and other fabrics, and sometimes made from well-prepared leather and trimmed in fur. It could also be quilted. This type of kurdu involved placing a piece of wool on the fabric, attaching the lining, and adding fur around it. The fur was then covered with galloon. The Karabakh kurdu is tight fitting, sleeveless, and has no decorations except for fur and galloon. In Ganja, people neither added extra fur to the sleeves nor stitched seams.

 

Кurdu (sleeveless jacket). Karabakh, Azerbaijan. Late 19th century. Velvet, cotton, fur. Chain stitch embroidery, garagoz. Inv. No. 1637