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Ersari and Ersari Beshir Bags
and Trappings
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We know that the Ersari confederation stretches back
over 1000 years. Back when the Tekke were just a Aymaq of
the Salor the Ersari were an old confederation. So where
then are the old Ersari bags and trappings. It is unusual
to see one attributed to earlier than the 19th century.
Even old ones are generally attributed to Circa 1880 or
second half 19th century. On occasions someone will go
"Early 19th century" but that is rare. if i had
to imagine what a very old Ersari torba would look like I
would expect it to look like Ersari torba ex Vojtek Blau
circa 1875.
It is important when looking at the bags and trappings
of the Ersari Confederation to remember that the ersari
are a group of Turkmen tribes. the ersari are the remnant
of the old Seljuk confederation. the seljuk were the
dominant
| Chinar Gul Beshire Juval |
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This is a familiar piece from an ORR
article THE COLLECTOR: A Conversation With E.B. Long
Interview by George W. O'Bannon Ersari
Beshir Chuval E. B. Long Collection. George
O'Bannon: This Beshire Juval has a rare use of the Chinar
gul on a juval. This good, strong green is found in early
Beshire weavings. Note the atypical color use, e.g.
zig-zag, not diagonal.
| Ersari Torba Diamond Gul w/latchhooks |
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I discussed an Ersari Torba with
Mark Keshishian former President of ORRA and he suggested
a Yomud influence to Diamond Guls with latchhooks. Thsat
made me think and I imediately saw the triparate device
in the outer border. This triparate device is most
commonly seen in Yomud weaving and I recognise it most
commonly from Yomud Ensis. Ersari Torba Yomud Influenced 20th C
Sotheby's Lot 695.
| The so-called Ikat Group. |
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Ersari
Juval 1st half 19th C Sotheby's Lot 6
Sotheby's wrote: "This chuval, the design of
which is clearly derived from Ikat fabrics, forms part of
a well documented group of weavings. Related published
examples include those illustrated in Between the Black
Desert and the Red, Turkman Carpets from the Wiedersperg
Collection, Pinner, R. and Eiland, M.L., San Francisco,
1999, pl.63, p.91; Oriental Rugs Volume 5 Turkoman,
Jourdan, Uwe, Augsberg, 1989, pls.258 & 259, p.284;
Central Asian Rugs, Schürmann, U., Frankfurt, 1969,
pls.44 & 45 and Turkoman Rugs, Thacher, A.B., New
York, 1940 pl.36."
I fail to grasp the argument for a Ikat origin for
this design either a priori and a posteriori
The Thompson Ersari
Juval, s1293n36
19th C. Ersari Turkmen
Juval
The David M. Reuben
Ersari juval Third Quarter 19th century
Sotheby's Ersari
torba circa 1890
Ersari
Torba Yomud Influenced 20th C Sotheby's Lot 695
Ersari
bag-face Border Design C 1900 Sotheby's Lot 41
Ersari
Juval, W Turkestan, 2nd half 19th Sotheby's Lot 47
Ersari
Juval Serrated Rosettes Afghanistan Circa 1880 Sotheby's
Lot 845
Ersari
Trapping Circa 1875 Sotheby's Lot 149
Ersari
Chuval 3rd Q 19th C Sotheby's Lot 52
Ersari
Beshir Chuval circa 1870 Sotheby's Lot 80
Sotheby's Beshir
torba circa 1880
Ersari
Juval 1st half 19th C Sotheby's Lot 6
Ersari Torba circa
1890 Sotheby's
Ersari Mafrash Circa
1880 Lot
Ersari Rugs: Beshir
torba circa 1880 Sotheby's
Turkmen Rugs: Guide to
Ersari Rugs and Carpets
Antique Yomud
Asmalyk from Samarkand Galleries
Juval
The
Thompson Ersari Juval, s1293n36
19th C.
Ersari Turkmen Juval
Sotheby's
Ersari Juval, Circa 1880
Sotheby's
Ersari Juval 2nd half 19th
The
David M. Reuben Ersari juval with some Saryk features
The
David M. Reuben Ersari juval Third Quarter 19th century
Torba
Sotheby's
Ersari torba circa 1890
The
Frauenknecht unusual Ersari Torba
The
Craycraft and Arabesque Amu Darya Torba fragment
The Vojtek
Blau Ersari torba
Sub Group
I am not looking to buy or sell. I am
reviewing this rug to place it in context and to use it
as a teaching aid. I
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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