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Three Fragments of a Salor or Saryk Tent Band
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523/256/240 x 34 cm (17' 2" / 8' 5" / 7' 10" x 1' 1")
Turkmenistan, ca. 1800 or before
Condition: fragments, very good for its age, good pile, slight signs of use at sides and ends, minor small repairs, very good overall condition
Provenance: ex Hans-Christian Sienknecht collection
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool and silk with cotton highlights
A magnificent piece. There is hardly any other tent band that can boast such jewel-like colors and such a generous use of silk. It is notoriously difficult to attribute Turkmen tent bands to a specific tribal group and to substantiate this with hard facts. However, a certain consensus has emerged among collectors.
Jürg Rageth wrote in "Turkmen Carpets: A New Perspective" on page 463 regarding a Salor band: "The generous and, above all, systematic use of lac-dyed wool is very unusual and points to an attribution to the Salor, the only group among the Turkmen who systematically used this insect dye on wool in large quantities."
On pages 583 to 585, he identifies specific pattern characteristics that are also found in the present band and which he unequivocally attributes to Saryk bands. The highly knowledgeable collector Hans-Christian Sienknecht identified the band as Saryk and referred to it as a "showpiece" (Hali 200, page 187).
When placed together, the three fragments make up almost the entire length of the tent band. The colors of this extraordinary band are outstanding, and the fact that a relatively large portion of the white ground is visible underscores the cheerful radiance of this precious work.
Estimate: € 12000 - 16000
Turkmenistan, ca. 1800 or before
Condition: fragments, very good for its age, good pile, slight signs of use at sides and ends, minor small repairs, very good overall condition
Provenance: ex Hans-Christian Sienknecht collection
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool and silk with cotton highlights
A magnificent piece. There is hardly any other tent band that can boast such jewel-like colors and such a generous use of silk. It is notoriously difficult to attribute Turkmen tent bands to a specific tribal group and to substantiate this with hard facts. However, a certain consensus has emerged among collectors.
Jürg Rageth wrote in "Turkmen Carpets: A New Perspective" on page 463 regarding a Salor band: "The generous and, above all, systematic use of lac-dyed wool is very unusual and points to an attribution to the Salor, the only group among the Turkmen who systematically used this insect dye on wool in large quantities."
On pages 583 to 585, he identifies specific pattern characteristics that are also found in the present band and which he unequivocally attributes to Saryk bands. The highly knowledgeable collector Hans-Christian Sienknecht identified the band as Saryk and referred to it as a "showpiece" (Hali 200, page 187).
When placed together, the three fragments make up almost the entire length of the tent band. The colors of this extraordinary band are outstanding, and the fact that a relatively large portion of the white ground is visible underscores the cheerful radiance of this precious work.
Estimate: € 12000 - 16000