BOUKHARA TEKKE RUG (warp, weft and wool pile), Turkmenistan - Lot 73

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BOUKHARA TEKKE RUG (warp, weft and wool pile), Turkmenistan - Lot 73
BOUKHARA TEKKE RUG (warp, weft and wool pile), Turkmenistan (West Turkestan) carpet, circa 1930 3,35 x 2,15 m The Turkmen, originally from the distant steppes of Asia, were composed of different tribes of which the main ones are the Salor, Tekké, Yemouth, and Saryk. Nomads and semi-nomads living in a round tent (yurt) with hoops, carpet making was essential for their daily life and their festivals and was an integral part of their tribal tradition. Most carpets have a distinct function, which we will discuss later, and were part of the bride's obligatory dowry. Women were responsible for making them, as the dyeing and spinning of the wool, as well as the knotting on a flat loom, easily accommodated their daily lives and the burden of the many children they had. The men had to herd and shear the sheep, and sell the surplus carpets at the market. The more women in a family, the more carpets were produced, mainly after the spring shearing. The red fields of the carpets, ranging from a deep wine red to a red, are decorated with patterns that vary according to each tribe. These decorations seem simple but are above all carriers of a very rich symbolism, and make us penetrate in an ancestral tribal world, full of charm and heat. "Each Turkmen tribe has its own gulh. It is round or octagonal in shape and divided into four by thin black lines that form a rectangular grid on the field. The center of the gulh is decorated with the star motif and each of its parts is alternately red and black. Thin diagonal rods called eagles' feet extend from its edge. Within the rectangular mesh of the grid, secondary gulhs appear, alternating with the main ones. The most frequent is a motif in the form of a Saint Andrew's cross, called chemche gulh or spoon gulh. The carpet is decorated with a succession of three vertical rows of gulh on a rusty background. The main border with a succession of polychrome octagons is framed by numerous counter-borders. (Slight wear, old restorations, damaged corner, frayed and damaged edges) Bibliographical reference : SABAHI, T Splendeurs des tapis d'Orient Ed Atlas, Paris 1987 p 316 to 318 Expert : Alexandre CHEVALIER
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