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travel for pilgims entailed extreme hardship and took months to complete

Worn during Weddings or during the performance of the 'Badhai' or 'congratulations' dance

These were commissioned by families of means and used for meditation at home

Lower panels have mirror-work embroidery

1080 Antique Lakai Tent Band age_unknown http://wwwAntique Lakai Tent Band Gallery 2 Old Uzbek Lakai wool embroidered tent band fragment embroidery on wool base, 12x 66, early 20th century, Needs repairs Inventory location 2 *** This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore