WEST TURKMENISTAN, 19TH CENTURY

Details

A RARE YOMUD ASMALYK
WEST TURKMENISTAN, 19TH CENTURY
Approximately 2 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. (69 cm. x 117 cm.)

Special notice

This Lot is transferred to Christie’s Redstone Post-Sale Facility in Long Island City after 5.00 pm on the last day of the sale. They will be available at Redstone on the following Monday. Property may be transferred at Christie’s discretion following the sale and we advise that you contact Purchaser Payments on +1 212 636 2495 to confirm your property’s location at any given time.

Lot Essay

This is a rare example of a white ground Asmalyk. Made in pairs by a bride as part of her dowry, Asmalyk weavings would decorate camels during a wedding procession. A very similar example is illustrated in E. Herrmann Von Uschak bis Yarkand:Seltene Orientteppiche aus Vier Jahrhunderten, Munich, 1979, no. 91, p. 140. Both share the same unusual central ram's horn motifs in the field and jewelry amulets in the upper field reserve--all auspicious symbols appropriate to a weaving associated with a wedding.

More from Living With Art

View All