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A Turkmen tentband, Turkestan, mid-19th
century, silk highlights, stains, reselvaged,
small repairs, old patches sewn and glued on
reverse, pin holes, approximately 38ft. 2in. by
10in. (11.63 by 0.25m.) Warp: wool, Z2S, natural
ivory Weft: wool, Z2S, natural ivory Pile: wool,
some silk; symmetrical knot Density: 11
horizontal 21 vertical Sides: not original Ends:
warp fringe Colors: wool: ivory, madder red,
rust, rose, dark blue, blue- green, light blue,
yellow, walnut silk: rose Complete tent girths or
bands such as the present lot are rarely found
extant today. Woven to decorate the circumference
of a Turkmen yurt or tent, once they were removed
from their utilitarian role and traded, their
proportions became ungainly and many were cut
down. As in most surviving tent bands,
New York 12,000—18,000 USD Session 1, 15
Dec 00 10:15 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:
36,400 USD
DESCRIPTION
DESC- A Turkmen tentband, Turkestan, mid-19th
century, silk highlights, stains, reselvaged,
small repairs, old patches sewn and glued on
reverse, pin holes, approximately 38ft. 2in. by
10in. (11.63 by 0.25m.)
- Warp: wool, Z2S, natural ivory
- Weft: wool, Z2S, natural ivory
- Pile: wool, some silk; symmetrical knot
- Density: 11 horizontal 21 vertical
- Sides: not original Ends: warp fringe
- Colors: wool: ivory, madder red, rust,
rose, dark blue, blue- green, light blue,
yellow, walnut silk: rose
Complete tent girths or bands such as the
present lot are rarely found extant today. Woven
to decorate the circumference of a Turkmen yurt
or tent, once they were removed from their
utilitarian role and traded, their proportions
became ungainly and many were cut down. As in
most surviving tent bands, the field of the
offered lot is a plain weave with the decorative
elements being in symmetrically knotted pile. The
design elements within each niche of this band
are shared with examples attributed to various
Turkmen tribes; see Mackie, Louise W. and Dr. Jon Thompson,
Turkmen, Washington, D.C., 1980, pl. 2, ascribed
to the Tekke; Andrews, P.A. et al, Wie Blumen in
der Wuste, Hamburg, 1993, pl. 97, attributed to
the Salor; Lefevre & Partners, Central Asian
Carpets, London, 1976, no. 29, considered to be
Yomud. A distinctive feature of this band appears
to be the pomegranate shrub in the center, which
is found in few other examples, such as
Schurmann, U., Central-Asian Rugs, Frankfurt am
Main, 1969, pl. 5; Andrews et al., op.cit.;
Pinner, R. and Eiland, M.L., Jr., Between the
Black Desert and the Red, San Francisco, 1999,
pl. 27; and Hoffmeister, P., Turkoman Carpets,
Edinburgh, 1980, pl. 36. Finely woven, this
tentband also has a spaciousness in its drawing
which sets it apart among surviving Turkmen
bands.
Provenance: The collection of Vojtek Blau
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