Karakalpak felt

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Price €1600 (EUR)

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  • Size

    116cm(W) x 232cm(L) / 3'10"(W) x 7'7"(L)

  • Item Type

    Felt

  • Region

    Kirghiz

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  • Date

    First quarter 20th century (1900 - 1924)

  • Condition

    Good

    complete and all original. Has a few minor nicks and slight wear. The backing has distressed sides and ends.

  • Structure

    applique. The back is composed of natural wool (no dyes) tent band strips sewn together like a kelim. One outside edge is a cotton warp faced twill. The other strips; composed of camel, goat, and wool, use multiple techniques, mostly warp faced, such a warp float, warp faced plain weave-2 warps over 2 wefts or combinations of 2 over 1, etc.

  • Materials

    wool, camel, goat, and cotton.

  • Full Description

    the manner in which almost all central Asian felts manage to evoke such balance and power would seem to suggest that this technique predates weaving by a considerable number of millenniums to the point that it is almost in the peoples' DNA.