Rare Camel Ground Grid Tekke Rug 3rd quarter 19th Lot 153

A Tekke Rug, West Turkestan third quarter 19th century reattached kilim end one end, approximately 3ft. I in. by 2ft. 7in. (0.94 by 0.79m.i

Warp: wool, Z2S, natural ivory

Weft: wool, Z, 2 shoots, natural ivory

Pile: wool, asymmetric knot, open to the right

Density: 14-15H, 19-20V

Sides: not original

Ends: 2" red kilim with three blue stripes

Colors: camel, madder red, pale madder, deep blue, bluegreen,ivory

Lot 153 Sotheby's New York April 1998

Est. $10,000-15,000

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Literature:
Eberhart Herrmann, Asiatische Teppich-und Textilkunst, V I, Munich, 1989, pl. 47, pp. 102-103

Small, square, finely woven rugs with camel grounds such as this are unusual among Tekke Turkmen weavings. The few known related examples are: Schurmann, U., Central Asian Rugs, Frankfurt am Main, 1969, pl. 3 1; Loges, W., Turkoman Tribal Rugs, London, 1980, pl. 10; Thacher, A.B., Turkoman Rugs, New York, 1940, pl. 48; and Sotheby's New York, December

Image Courtesy of Sotheby's

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