WEST TURKMENISTAN, CIRCA 1890
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A TEKKE CARPET
WEST TURKMENISTAN, CIRCA 1890
The shaded tomato-red field with five columns of ten linked Tekke guls divided by hooked cruciform secondary guls, in a panelled sunburst octagon border between kotchak and lappet stripes, a skirt of serrated lozenges at each end, re-selvaged with slight loss of outer stripe, a few areas of slight wear, repair and repiled moth damage
10ft.10in. x 7ft.1in. (329cm. x 215cm.)
WEST TURKMENISTAN, CIRCA 1890
The shaded tomato-red field with five columns of ten linked Tekke guls divided by hooked cruciform secondary guls, in a panelled sunburst octagon border between kotchak and lappet stripes, a skirt of serrated lozenges at each end, re-selvaged with slight loss of outer stripe, a few areas of slight wear, repair and repiled moth damage
10ft.10in. x 7ft.1in. (329cm. x 215cm.)