shekpen

Description

Agima shekpen. Made from narrow strips of light-beige, hand-woven camel-hair fabric, with a striped cotton lining. It features a tunic-style cut and a stand-up collar; the front edges and hem are finished with two rows of machine stitching in a wavy pattern using brown thread. The collar, front edges, and hem are faced on the inside with a strip of black corduroy. The sleeve is pieced together from fabric scraps and set into a shallow armhole, beneath which a triangular gusset is inserted. 1941-42yy. XX c. Homespun fabric from camel’s wool, velvet, cotton. Acquired from Zhupar Boztaeva in 1987 during a Central State Museum expedition to Turkmenistan (Kuibyshev State Farm, Koshoba village, Krasnovodsk District, Krasnovodsk Region).