Lot Essay
Warp: cotton, greyish ivory, natural, handspun, Z5S
Weft: wool, ivory, natural, Z1, some Z2; some short shoots of light blue Z1 wool; three shoots alternating one and three straight, two wavy
Pile: wool, Z2; asymmetric knots open to the left; average warp depression 60 degrees; H8xV5
Sides: one bundle of two body warps wrapped in coral pile wool
Ends: top, ¼" beige Z2 or Z3 wool balanced plainweave, warps bunched and knotted; bottom, ¼" ivory Z2 wool plus ¼" grey Z2 wool, balanced plainweave, warp loops
Colors: brick brown, oatmeal, mottled greenish blue, ivory coral deep gold orange, dark brown, dark blue
For a carpet with a similar border design as seen here, please see Bidder, Hans, Carpets from Eastern Turkestan, Washington Edition, 1979, plate XVII, figure I.
Weft: wool, ivory, natural, Z1, some Z2; some short shoots of light blue Z1 wool; three shoots alternating one and three straight, two wavy
Pile: wool, Z2; asymmetric knots open to the left; average warp depression 60 degrees; H8xV5
Sides: one bundle of two body warps wrapped in coral pile wool
Ends: top, ¼" beige Z2 or Z3 wool balanced plainweave, warps bunched and knotted; bottom, ¼" ivory Z2 wool plus ¼" grey Z2 wool, balanced plainweave, warp loops
Colors: brick brown, oatmeal, mottled greenish blue, ivory coral deep gold orange, dark brown, dark blue
For a carpet with a similar border design as seen here, please see Bidder, Hans, Carpets from Eastern Turkestan, Washington Edition, 1979, plate XVII, figure I.