Description:
Tekke Engsi Rug, West Turkestan, late 19th century, divided into "hatshlu" form with double cross bands and "insikush" motifs, pole tree main border in shades of red, navy, blue-green, brown and ivory, double Greek "T" outer border, pole tree and rosette elem, 4 ft. 11 in. x 4 ft.
Literature: For a similar example please see: Turkoman Studies I, Aspects of the weaving and decorative arts of Central Asia, Robert Pinner and Michael Franses, 1980, no. 337, p. 156.
Estimate $500-700
moth damage, selvage wear
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