Cross stitch embroidered belt or robe trim cod. 0668. Silk, cotton, traditional dyes backed with ikat. Central Asia.19th. century. Cm. 108 x 9 (3’6” x 4”). Very good condition. Robe trim made in Kaitab or Sharisabz for the front edges of robes and for the collars of women' s dresses were tacked lightly to garments and removed for washing. The repeating pattern of twelve stylized bigger scorpions each including a smaller one is rendered in contrasting colors. For a similar item, see "Uzbek embroidery in the nomadic tradition" Kate Fitz Gibbon & Andrew Hale - Minneapolis Institute of Art pag. 158.