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Auctions » Fine Rugs and Carpets, including Islamic
Textiles » lot 63
Sale L03760
A Tekke kapunuk
West Turkestan
London, Bond Street 8,000—12,000 GBP Session 1
30 Apr 03 2:00 PM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 9,000 GBP
MEASUREMENTS
113 by 97cm., 3ft. 9in. by 3ft. 2in.
DESCRIPTION
first half 19th century
Turkmens covered the outside of the yurt door with a
special carpet called the ensi, such as lot 62 in this
catalogue. The inside of the door frame was covered with
a hanging such as this lot known as the kapunuk,
Moshkova, V., G., Carpets of the People of Central Asia,
Tucson, 1996, p.47.
The uncrowded character of the curled leaf design in the
present lot is consistent with early Tekke weaving. For a
related kapunuk see Moshkova, op.cit., p.47, fig.4. Both
pieces are unusual in the fact that the ends of the arms
terminate in triangular points instead of the more usual
straight ends.
For Further Reading:Tekke Kapunuk West Turkestan first
half 19th century
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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