The Mafrash Section of the Guide to the Yomut
Eagle Gul Group 1 Mafrash Rob van Wieringen Collection
Offset Knotted Yomut Mafrash 2nd half 19th c. Rippon Boswell Lot 20 The Yomut MafrashThere are two types of Mafrash. The Turkmen weave a flat envelope bag while the tribes in Azerbaijan weave "box" bags. The Turkmen mafrash tends to be very similar to a juval but smaller. The Turkmen mafrash are generally about 2 to 2.5 foot by 1 to 1.5 foot long.
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