Turkmenistan Vintage Silk Shawl Objects 5 cm including bail

5 cm including bail

Measurements: outside diameter of hoop approximately 4

Measurements: total length including bail 3 cm

east India (purchased in Darjeeling in the 1980s)

Dark indigo/black cotton body is combined with red silk and a stripped patterned border as contrast

Turkmenistan Vintage Silk Shawl Objects 5 cm including bailAs described by Central Asian textile expert John Gillow in his reference book "World Textiles", this is a rare and classic example of a balanced tabby weave silk shawl from Turkmenistan. The vertical stripes that run down the entire length of one edge of the shawl are created by the colours of the warp threads, while the horizontal end bands are created by the colours of the weft weave. Where they cross, they form a chequered pattern. Our Turkomen