An embroidered hanging (suzani or djoinamaz) of purple silk with multi- colored embroidered silk [and cotton?] designs including a central architectural motif in the form of a pointed archway or prayer niche (mihrab). This motif is 38-1/2'H x 17-1/2'W and is formed by two 2-1/2' wide strips of multicolored flowers bordered with 1/4' black lines. At the top and sides of the niche are more floral motifs including four roundels which are approximately 7' in diameter and four tree-like designs with pomegranates. A 3-1/2' wide border of undulating vines and multicolored flowers contained within 1/4' black stripes surrounds all four sides. Floral embroidered motifs are worked in purple, green, white, orange, yellow, pink, and blue silk [and cotton?] threads using several stitches including the Bokhara couching stitch. Around the edges of the hanging is a another 1/2' wide embroidered border worked in cross-stitch in green, purple, white, and yellow silk threads which is applied to the edge. The ground fabric is a purple silk composed of two pieces joined vertically down the center. The hanging is lined with two seamed panels (22'/16') of woven fabric of reddish-brown and white cotton with a small geometric pattern and thin blue stripes. The border is bound on the reverse with green cotton.