A pair of rare asmalyk, the ivory cotton ground embroidered in wool and silks with stylised female figures and flowerheads, with a border of circular motifs, the upper edge with attached brown plaited braid with embroidered patterns, other borders with fringed braid, Tekke, 19th century--54in x 48in

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A pair of rare asmalyk, the ivory cotton ground embroidered in wool and silks with stylised female figures and flowerheads, with a border of circular motifs, the upper edge with attached brown plaited braid with embroidered patterns, other borders with fringed braid, Tekke, 19th century--54in x 48in

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Provenance

The Lynch family, traders along the Tigris and Euphrates in the 19th century

Lot Essay

Cf Turkoman Studies I, Embroidered Tekke Asmalyk, by Michael Franses for a detailed discussion of some of the members of this group of textiles. This example closely resembles Figure 352, although the cotton foundation relates it to the asmalyk in the McCoy Jones Collection.

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