This jacket is made from an early-mid 20th Century Kyrgyz wall hanging. Hand-embroidered silk on a canvas backing. These textiles, originally from Kyrgyzstan, were used for different purposes including decorative wall-hangings, coverings for the front entrances of yurts, or ceremonial wedding celebrations. The images depicted are all symboic and austiccious. For example, circles of flowers are symbolic of the sun and each flower has eight petals to represent prosperity and material wealth.
 
Three welted flap pockets
One breast single welt pocket
Utility collar closure
Silk shantung lining
Model is 6' 2", jacket size 42
 
***If this jacket is out of stock, please inquire for a custom using a simliar textile.
 
Each textile bares marks of the past. All signs of wear, character, stains and mending are reminders of its' history, and original to every carefully curated and preserved textile. Hand made in California.