Velvet Uzbekistan Cap Hat Gold Square Original Tag NWT April 。Vintage April 1979 Blue Velvet Uzbekistan Fine Gold Square Cap Hat Original NWT Made Factory Of Gold Embroidery Bukhara, Uzbekistan We spent a month in Russia in 1980. Mainly cruising on the World Discover Cruise Ship. During the trip, we collected many items from Russia and the Olympic Games. This hat is from Uzbekistan. This one of a kind, museum quality hat is absolutely stunning, NWT. Please see the translation curtesy of Google Translate on the both sides of the original tag. Bukhara - the center of gold embroidery Bukhara is one of the most ancient cities of Uzbekistan. It is famous not only for its architectural monuments, but also for folk craftsmen, artisans who brought their work to art, and their works of artistic value. Since ancient times it was here that masters who produced jewelery, gold-embroidery, velvet, adras, silk and other applied art products worked. Sewing gold as art was unique and always occupied a special place. Gold embroidery art in Bukhara has its ancient roots. Russian ambassadors Boris and Semen Pazukhan, 1669 – 1671 recall in their memoirs that the Bukhara Shah Abdulazizkhan presented them gold-embroidered robes, hats and belts. This indicates that gold embroidery art was developed in Bukhara in the XVII century. Golden embroidery in Bukhara reached its peak in the 19th and early 20th century. The basis for embroidery with gold threads is velvet of saturated colors: blue, black, purple, cherry, lilac and brown.