A Yomut Azmalyk, West Turkestan

the field with bold green, red and brown trellis centred with ivory guls with ashik and erre guls, with unusual border. See Loges, W., Turkoman Tribal Rugs, Germany 1980, pp. 84-85, pl. 43 for an early example incorporating very similar design, colour and unusual border

Overall measurements: 74cm through apex, 118cm across the bottom, 59cm along left side, 56cm along right side Unusual green ground border, generally even 2mm pile overall, with some areas of wear to knot heads, with original flatweave turned under on lower edge and herringbone tape applied to reverse of all edges
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The field with bold green, red and brown trellis and unusual border, see Loges, W., Turkoman Tribal Rugs, Germany 1980, pp. 84-85, pl. 43 for an early example incorporating very similar design, colour and  border.

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