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