Here is part two (part one is
here) of what we bought, including some pretty gorgeous textiles from Uzbekistan. We probably did most of our shopping in China (the
Panjiayuan markets in particular!) and Uzbekistan, but made sure we brought home a memento from every country. We packed super light (might try and do a post on that soon) in order to carry a bit of shopping with us until we did a big post home, and then shopped some more! We bought a lot of other items which included gifts for family and friends, plus some clothes and things, which are not shown here.
I think that's it...
Next: might try and do a post on what we packed, plus some post-processing tips.
PS If you like what you see, and can't quite get to Central Asia at the moment, head over to
Table Tonic for some suzani goodness (amongst other fab things!). Plus, there's a rather excellent
blog too!
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| l-r: stamp from jordan; stamp from beijing, china. |
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| old rulers from beijing, china |
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| rocks from istanbul, turkey (i tend to collect rocks and crystals, i think it comes with the name...) |
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| l-r: nubian mask from aswan, egypt; tribal mask from palawan, philippines; nubian mask from aswan, egypt. |
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| ceramic dish from beijing, china |
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| wall hanging from samarkand, uzbekistan |
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| old tin from beijing, china |
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| suzani from samarkand, uzbekistan |
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| suzani detail |
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| suzani from samarkand, uzbekistan |
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| suzani detail |
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| suzani from bukhara, uzbekistan |
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| suzani detail |
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| vintage suzani from samarkand, uzbekistan |
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| suzani detail (i love the birds!) |
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| suzani from samarkand, uzbekistan |
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| suzani detail |
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| vintage prayer mat suzani from bukhara, uzbekistan |
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| suzani detail (the colours and birds are amazing!) |
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| suzani wall hangings from bukhara, uzbekistan |
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| details |
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| old wall hanging |
