Men's outerwear - Lot 102

Men's outerwear Caucasus, northeast Georgia, Khevsouréti region, late 19th-early 20th century Tightly woven navy-blue wool, slightly raised, with polychrome embroidery and small white beads. The bib is decorated with geometric motifs, and fabric braid is applied to the bottom of the sleeves. (Wear and small stains, otherwise overall good condition). Height 93; Width 170 cm Provenance: Acquired in Tbilissi in the 1990s This traditional outfit was worn by men in the mountainous regions of Khevsouréti. In the 1930s, Georgians who continued to wear it were imprisoned by the Soviet authorities. See the reproduction of a similar shirt in Dr. Gustav Radde's Die Chews'uren und ihr Land (ein monographischer Versuch) untersucht im Sommer 1876, Theodor Fischer Verlag, Kassel, 1878, pl. 1, no. 2 (lot 24 in this sale).