Sarakhs Saryk chuval

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Price €8000 (EUR)

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Item Details

  • Size

    115cm(W) x 80cm(L) / 3'9"(W) x 2'7"(L)

  • Condition

    good pile and complete but has a few small old repairs around the perimeter.

  • Structure

    pile, asymmetric knot open right with weft-faced plain weave kelim ends.

  • Materials

    wool, camel, goat, and silk

  • Full Description

    the palette of this chuval, inclusive of the two luminous reds, is identical to that of Salor work from Sarakhs. All the design motifs; guls, borders, and elems, are Salor. The turret gul though is not round like a Salor but flat or more elliptical like that of a Saryk and the knot is open right. Also, the warps, though slightly ribbed, are not fully depressed like a classic Salor. The original selvedge wrap, of which only remnants remain, was composed of magenta and green silk! This suggests that this was indeed a very special ceremonial weaving. The Sarakhs palette, especially the luminous reds, ceased to exist in Turkoman work after Abbas Mirza's conquest of Sarakhs and the subsequent expulsion of the Salor tribe in 1832.