These socks belong to a community of Slavonic origin, who speak a “Gorani language” (a dialect of the Serbian language typical of Kosovo and Metohija) and who have adopted Islam as their religion. The Gorani people are an ethnic group living in the…
This silk ikat robe was probably made and worn in the early 20th century, in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan’s central location between two major rivers, the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya, allowed for trade from India, China, Russia,…