antique turkmen heptagonal asmalyk yomut tribes transcaspian steppes turkmenistan central asia

Antique Turkmen Heptagonal Asmalyk, Yomut Tribes, Trans-Caspian Steppes, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.


Price

SOLD

Item Ref

BM1097

Description

Wow - what a rare beauty! Heptagonal asmalyks are rare and here we see a bold and exciting piece made by Yomut Turkmen around 1860. The field drawing is open and well-spaced and the lower 'elem' panel, has beautifully-drawn trees. Made in pairs, asmalyks were made as dowry pieces to decorate the flanks of the wedding camel and afterwards, hung in the yurt as symbols of power and fertility.
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Internal Ref: BM1097



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