Kirghiz torba

Ask About Item

Price €3000 (EUR)

Main Image

Other Images

ultraviolet attach; passing cloud.

weave

Item Details

  • Size

    145cm(W) x 41cm(L) / 4'9"(W) x 1'4"(L)

  • Condition

    Very Good

    complete, all original, and in near full or full pile but there is a small hole, barely visible, on the right side top.

  • Structure

    pile; asymmetric knot open right. Weft-faced plain weave, balanced plain weave, and chainstitch.

  • Materials

    wool, camel, and goat.

  • Full Description

    fairly unusual field design especially with the small pattern cross filler but the border is extremely unusual and enigmatic. It consists of compartments filled with wild ram skulls possibly symbolizing some sort of funerary function. These skulls are traditionally grave markers or 'tombstones' for most of the Turkic tribes inclusive of the Turkoman.