Description Ersari Jollar, Turkmenistan, middle of the 19th century. Made by a weaver in the Middle Amu Darya region, this unusually wide trapping was used to decorate the sides of camels in the wedding procession or other festivals. Sturdily woven and colorful with highlights of blue-green, a broad rectangle centers an elongated Temirjin medallion with serrated motifs and pairs of comb-amulets, flanked by attractive sprays of blossoms on strong stems. Strands of wool along the bottom indicate remains of supplemental fringe the weaver added to adorn her work. These are seen in other pieces in the Marsh Collection. Exhibited and Published: Dodds and Eiland, Jr., eds.; ORIENTAL RUGS FROM ATLANTIC COLLECTIONS, p. 192, fig. 227b, ICOC, Philadelphia, 1996. Size: 5'5'' x 1'8'' (165 x 51 cm). Weight: 5 lbs.
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