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Eagle Group I Torba
New
120 x 46 cm (3' 11" x 1' 6")
Turkmenistan, mid 19th century or before
Condition: good, full pile, both ends and left side slightly incomplete, minor small moth damage
Provenance: ex Hans-Christian Sienknecht collection
Warp: wool, weft: wool und Seide, pile: wool
The Aksu pattern - from the Turkish "ak" meaning "white" or "clean" and "su" meaning "water" - is relatively rare in Turkmen weavings, though it appears more frequently in Göklan carpets than in those of other groups. In some cases, the pieces show a connection to Salor works. In his book "Turkmen Carpets," page 238, Jürg Rageth considers an exact attribution to Adler I or III difficult, as the knotting does not fit precisely with either group. He also notes in the foundation that the silk for the weft - which, of course, is not visible - is dyed here with cheaper madder instead of the usual insect dyes.
Jürg Rageth makes a quite extraordinary observation on page 703, where he notes that the knots dyed with lac consist of 18 individual threads each. He suspects that the yarn was produced for a woolen fabric and not for a carpet. He writes: "It was twisted together by the carpet weaver for the small torba until the material corresponded in volume to a normal, 2-thread carpet knot."
These hangings were produced in pairs but have mostly been separated over time. A preserved pair of these rare pieces from the Hoffmeister Collection, albeit in a fragmentary state, was sold at Rippon Boswell in Auction 108, Lot 88. Another very similar example can be found in Rautenstengel/Azadi, "Kultur der Turkmenen," fig. 21a, as well as two others in Dodds/Eiland, "Oriental Rugs from Atlantic Collections," figs. 213 and 214.
Estimate: € 6000 - 8000
Turkmenistan, mid 19th century or before
Condition: good, full pile, both ends and left side slightly incomplete, minor small moth damage
Provenance: ex Hans-Christian Sienknecht collection
Warp: wool, weft: wool und Seide, pile: wool
The Aksu pattern - from the Turkish "ak" meaning "white" or "clean" and "su" meaning "water" - is relatively rare in Turkmen weavings, though it appears more frequently in Göklan carpets than in those of other groups. In some cases, the pieces show a connection to Salor works. In his book "Turkmen Carpets," page 238, Jürg Rageth considers an exact attribution to Adler I or III difficult, as the knotting does not fit precisely with either group. He also notes in the foundation that the silk for the weft - which, of course, is not visible - is dyed here with cheaper madder instead of the usual insect dyes.
Jürg Rageth makes a quite extraordinary observation on page 703, where he notes that the knots dyed with lac consist of 18 individual threads each. He suspects that the yarn was produced for a woolen fabric and not for a carpet. He writes: "It was twisted together by the carpet weaver for the small torba until the material corresponded in volume to a normal, 2-thread carpet knot."
These hangings were produced in pairs but have mostly been separated over time. A preserved pair of these rare pieces from the Hoffmeister Collection, albeit in a fragmentary state, was sold at Rippon Boswell in Auction 108, Lot 88. Another very similar example can be found in Rautenstengel/Azadi, "Kultur der Turkmenen," fig. 21a, as well as two others in Dodds/Eiland, "Oriental Rugs from Atlantic Collections," figs. 213 and 214.
Estimate: € 6000 - 8000