Tekke Central Carpet Fragment

West Turkestan, c. 140 x 48 cm, mid-19th century, very finely knotted fragment with extremely valuable wool quality and neatly designed pattern; left carpet fragment with full pile, preserved tree elem and white outer border, all other sides have been trimmed, the lower end secured, both long sides with new selvedges.

Further reading:
Elena Tsareva, Turkmen Carpets, Masterpieces of Steppe Art, from 16th to 19th Centuries, The Hoffmeister Collection, ill. 31.