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Turkmen Turcoman, Central asia

Bag face (chuval), 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Turkmen

Title

Bag face (chuval)

Year

1800s

Medium

Wool; plain weave, knotted pile

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wool

Techniques

  • knotted pile

Dimensions

69.9 x 114.9 cm (27 1/2 x 45 1/4 inches)

Place

Central asia

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1986.223.5

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Legacy of the Silk Road

February 17 - May 28, 2006

As opposed to the underlying lattice structure that guides the eye, in this case the medallions are freed to form a new design language. In the bag face, the name for the quartered, octagonal motif (gul) translates as "flower" and indicates the particular Turkmen tribe to which the weaver belongs. In the adjacent Southern Caucasus cover, the repeating designs, although also derived from floral imagery, show an abstracted approach that favors experimentation and movement.

Despite their being made on opposite sides of the Caspian Sea, both pieces share a common design influence: the roundels on woven silk fabrics made and traded by Persian Sasanians, Central Asian Sogdians, Byzantines, and the Chinese.

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