Lot: 147
Early Karadashli Main Carpet
285 x 155 cm (9' 4" x 5' 1")
Turkmenistan, first half 18th century
Condition: good for its age, slightly reduced in length, low pile, scattered small missing parts backed with fabric, scattered small repairs
Published: Jürg Rageth, "Turkmen Carpets - A New Perspective, Volume 1", 2016, plate 93
Provenance: ex Hans-Christian Sienknecht collection
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
When this carpet was published, Jürg Rageth particularly highlighted the dynamic border with its curled leaves and the unusual, unique floral patterns in the elems.
It should also be noted that the carpets structure serves as a good example of the specific knotting variations characteristic of the main carpets attributed to the Karadashli tribe.
These form a subgroup that is sometimes difficult to distinguish from the carpets and other knotted works of the larger Yomut family: they feature symmetrical knots with areas of asymmetrical, right-open knots as well as offset knotting.
It is known that the Karadashli tribe resided in the areas in and around the Akhal Oasis for nearly 600 years.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Tekke increasingly infiltrated this oasis, and over the course of the 19th century, distinguishing them from other Yomut tribes became increasingly difficult. Rageth dates the carpet to the 18th century based on its colors, unique ornamentation, and the historical significance of this tribe.
Estimate: € 6000 - 8000
4 000 €