Price
£4950.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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This Turkoman main carpet with a kepse gul design was made by a member of the Yomut tribe in Turkmenistan in around 1880. Diagonal rows of kepse guls with a white element in every other diagonal are set within a meandering "boat border" on a white ground. At the top and bottom ends this "boat border" is a variation of the design on the sides. Main carpets played a very important role in the lives of tribal groupings within the different Turkoman tribes.
The colours of Yomut main carpets are often quite dark and almost subdued, but in this piece we have a pleasing addition of a nice range of blues and a beautifully saturated lighter red. All colours are derived from natural dyes.
The carpet is woven in wool on a wool foundation and in excellent condition.
Dimensions
310 x 182 cm / 10'1''x 6'Condition report
Excellent condition, with very good quality of wool and dyesStock number
6367The BADA Standard
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