Eagle Gul Group 1 Mafrash Rob van Wieringen

The van Wieringen Eagle Gul Group 1 Mafrash

Recently a Eagle Gul Group 1 Mafrash emerged at a auction in Holland. Rob van Wieringen of Nijmegen, Holland collected it and when I heard I prevailed upon him to share his find with us.  

What is a Eagle Gul Group I?

"Group I: 3- and 4-ply pile yarn. Asymmetrical knot open to the left. Wool weft with at least one silk weft shoot, usually dyed red. Dark red-brown field color. Primary gul is similar to Moshkova's LIX,3. (Seven carpets listed and illustrated.)" Golklan-Tukmenen und ihre Teppiche

The van Wieringen Eagle Gul Group 1 Mafrash Structure:

• Size: 32 x 57 cm. ( 13" x 22" )

• Weft: 2 shoots of light brown camel, each of them plied with a strand of white silk

• Pile : Wool, Z3S and a few knots silk ( pink ), asymmetrical open to the left.

• Density : 18 V to 10 H per inch.

• Colours : Light red, tomato red, pinkish red, dark blue, green, aubergine, apricot, dark brown natural and ivory.

I still do not see Eagle Group as separate and distinct from the Yomut Group so until I see a reason to separate them I am leaving the Eagle Group in with the Yomut in the Guide to The Yomut Mafrash

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Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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