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A Boy's Bar Mitzvah Coat from Bukhara
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This linen coat with silk-thread embroidery was worn by a Jewish boy in Bukhara (today in Uzbekistan) on the occasion of his bar mitzvah celebration. Jewish economic life in Bukhara was closely tied…

Places:

Bukhara, Russian Empire (Bukhara, Uzbekistan)

Date:

Early 20th Century

Subjects:

Art, Dress, Life cycle, Rite of passage, Adolescence

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Dress & Adornment
Coat embroidered with flowers, vines, and geometric patterns.