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Ersari Torba
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125 x 43 cm (4' 1" x 1' 5")
Turkmenistan, mid 19th century or before
Condition: good, mostly good pile, left side slightly incomplete, minor small repairs
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
The bags and trappings made by members of the Ersari tribe represent an interesting and understudied phenomenon. While the shallow tent bags made by all other Turkmen tribes depict a conservative tradition with clearly defined design compositions, the bags made by an Ersari weaver represent arguably the most innovative and varied output of all Turkmen weaving, and this torba is a corollary of that.
The design is unique and uses elements found in other weavings of the group within a new compositional framework. The rosettes in the panels have a sense of rotation due to the use of different colours, and the variation in the background colours of all the panels provides real depth to the overall design.
Estimate: € 4000 - 6000
Turkmenistan, mid 19th century or before
Condition: good, mostly good pile, left side slightly incomplete, minor small repairs
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
The bags and trappings made by members of the Ersari tribe represent an interesting and understudied phenomenon. While the shallow tent bags made by all other Turkmen tribes depict a conservative tradition with clearly defined design compositions, the bags made by an Ersari weaver represent arguably the most innovative and varied output of all Turkmen weaving, and this torba is a corollary of that.
The design is unique and uses elements found in other weavings of the group within a new compositional framework. The rosettes in the panels have a sense of rotation due to the use of different colours, and the variation in the background colours of all the panels provides real depth to the overall design.
Estimate: € 4000 - 6000