Yomut Chemche Torba

West Turkestan, c. 51 x 22 cm, late 19th century, spoon bag with dogajik motif and horn symbols on light-coloured, slightly smoke-yellowed ground; woven back with a hole, the original ornamental cords have partly survived.

Further reading:
Catalogue of the exhibition “Wie Blumen in der Wüste”, on the occasion of the 7th International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC), Museum für Völkerkunde, Hamburg, ill. 17.