A Salor Juval, Turkestan

magenta pink silk highlights

Generally even 2mm pile overall, down to knot-head in areas. Original sidecord on left side, and sidecord cut and overlocked on the right hand side. Fringes at both ends overlocked, irregular across the top edge especially, with repairs in left corner, as visible, and a dem-lune patch almost half way along the top edge (approximately 8cm. wide by 4cm. deep). There is an area in the top horizontal row of guls, between the first and second from the left, that has repairs (visible in the photograph). The magenta silk highlights have in areas oxidised down to knot-bars. Asymmetrical knots, open to the left.
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For a comparable example see L.Mackie & J. Thompson, Turkmen -Tribal Carpets and Traditions, The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., pg.105, fig.32.