Storage bag (chuval) face
Textile ArtsTurkmen19th century

Storage bag (chuval) face

19th century

Description

Storage bag (chuval, joval) face, with compartment designs and a floral pile alem (end).

Classification
Textile Arts
Technique
Woven with pile
Medium
Warps: 2 S plied Z spun hard white undyed wool; one level. Weft: 1 Z spun brown undyed wool; 2 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; small amount of silk. Pile colors: dark red, light red, dark, medium and light blue, bright yellow, small amounts of white and undyed brown. Magenta is silk. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the right. Knots per vertical decimeter: 100. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 47. Selvedges: both replaced, hand serged. Top end: 1/2 cm blue and 1/2 cm white tapestry weave, folded under and sewn in bright red. Bottom end: 1/2 cm red tapestry weave.
Culture
Turkmen
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

81.28 x 124.46 cm (32 x 49 in.)

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