Ersari Sullayman Turkmen Main Carpet

Sullayman Main Carpet

Kunduz Afghanistan, First half twentieth century.

Size: 9 ' x 12 '


	Ersari Sullayman Turkmen Main Carpet Warps: Wool and or hair, some white and some dark. Wefts: darned if I can tell from this photo but I would expect double wefted with dark brown wool wefts. Knots: 7 h and 11v Pile: wool Owners comments: Note that it is missing two outside borders on the two fringe ends. Note the different colors of warp wool used as indicated in one of the scans. Note the bright red used in two rows of the main gulls. Note the flesh color, two different blues, three different reds, small amounts of white and yellow.
	Picture and information courtesy of a Canadian collector

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J. Barry O'Connell Jr.