One of the most outstanding finds on Fayaztepa, discovered in 1968, was the Triada composition depicting…
Outwear shapan of women sewn from expensive brocade, silk fabrics was very ornate.
They also had a red protected fringe at the edges, ends with three tassels in the side sections; a vertical pocket was in the side seam. A distinctive feature of Karakalpak women’s clothing was that it was belted under a shapan, while Uzbek women of Khorezm belted clothes only during mourning.
You will find more examples of national Uzbek clothes in the book-album "Traditional Uzbek costume on materials of museum and private collections of Uzbekistan (Part 2)" (volume XLIX) from the series "Cultural legacy of Uzbekistan in the world collections".
