two-turkoman-bag-faces
Lot 267
Two Turkoman Bag Faces
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Wool, cotton, and goat hair, late 19th - early 20th c., the first in dark wine red with ivory and black, with gul motifs surounded by a forked border, with minor wave borders (42 x 28 in.); the second likely Sariq, rust red field with guls alternating with star-like motifs, border with geometric and hooked designs, with minor reciprocal borders (44 x 26 in.).

From the Collection of the late Mr. & Mrs. Paul and Betty Mushak, Durham, North Carolina

Both with wear and loss, areas of exposed foundation, holes, wear and loss to sides, small areas of dye run, repairs to first bag face.