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Eagle Group II Main Carpet, Turkmenistan, first half 19th century. 306 x 180 cm (10ft. x 5ft. 11in.) Published: „Turkmenische Teppiche – ein neuer Ansatz“, Jürg Rageth, 2016, Nr. 115; Warp: wool, weft: wool and cotton, Pile: wool. Lot: 166, Austrian Auctions, Vienna, 22 April, Estimate: € 40.000 – 60.000. This Yomut main carpet was first published nearly one hundred years ago in Hartley Clarkes Bokhara, Turkmen and Afghan Rugs from 1922. Looking at the field design of dyrnak guls, the minor border and the overall colouration hints that this carpet might belong to the ‘Eagle Group’ but without depicting any ‘birds’. First identified by Anette Rautenstengel the group typically is piled asymmetrical open to the right and has some cotton in the wefts as in this example. For Jürg Rageth, the drawing and the abundance of additional motives in the main border indicated a date in the 19th century but the high quality of the rug makes a date later than the mid-19th century unlikely. The alems are quite remarkable showing cartouches filled with stacked diamonds. Within the alem and in the upper field are numbers of little animals woven in yellow. Since its first publication in 1922 no other comparable example as surfaced.

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