Description Tekke Ensi, Turkmenistan, Mid-19th century. An unusual and attractive ensi door cover for the yurt opening with traditional Tekke ensi borders and the standard layout of the field into sections. The two wide meander borders along the sides are seen in distinctive examples of this group, including one in the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA. (see: Dodds, D. R., ORIENTAL RUGS, The Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Fisher, p. 181, plate 73, 1985.) Nine elaborate trees with kochak flower heads and angular branches with pendulous amulet blossoms parade along the internal panel just above the pile elem. Size: 3'8'' x 5'0'' (112 x 152 cm). Weight: 9 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.
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