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The front of this bag, called a bag face, displays the distinctive hallmarks of the Saryk tribe. The main guls, or lobed motifs, are subdivided in quadrants and alternate with angular minor guls in staggered rows. It is the oldest known weaving of the Saryk tribe, with a soft red ground color and white cotton and magenta silk pile highlights. Essential storage containers, bags were suspended from wall trellises inside tents and transported by pack animals during seasonal migrations. Bags were woven in one piece with pile on the upper part for the front face and plain weave on the lower part for the back face, and then folded and sewn along both sides.
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166488
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Turkmen Bag Face
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166488
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Turkmen Bag Face
description
The front of this bag, called a bag face, displays the distinctive hallmarks of the Saryk tribe. The main guls, or lobed motifs, are subdivided in quadrants and alternate with angular minor guls in staggered rows. It is the oldest known weaving of the Saryk tribe, with a soft red ground color and white cotton and magenta silk pile highlights. Essential storage containers, bags were suspended from wall trellises inside tents and transported by pack animals during seasonal migrations. Bags were woven in one piece with pile on the upper part for the front face and plain weave on the lower part for the back face, and then folded and sewn along both sides.
date
1800s
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en
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Q79996799
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Textile
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Overall: 88.9 x 127 cm (35 x 50 in.)
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Turkmenistan, Saryk tribe of the Turkmen people (1850-1899), 19th century
accession
2008.223
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Wool, silk, cotton; 252 symmetrical rug knots per square inch
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Turkmen Bag Face, 1800s. Turkmenistan, Saryk tribe of the Turkmen people (1850-1899), 19th century. Wool, silk, cotton; 252 symmetrical rug knots per square inch; overall: 88.9 x 127 cm (35 x 50 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Arlene C. Cooper, 2008.223
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Textiles
citations
citation
Thompson, Jon, and Thomas J. Farnham. Timbuktu to Tibet: Exotic Rugs & Textiles from New York Collectors. 2008.
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p. 135, pl.30
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Gift of Arlene C. Cooper
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2026-05-29 08:35:48.779000
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166488
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Wool, silk, cotton; 252 symmetrical rug knots per square inch
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