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Textile (sample). Turkmen: Teke; Turkmen

Title:

Textile (sample)

Ethnic groups:

Turkmen: Teke; Turkmen

Territory:

Merv, Transcaspian Oblast, Askhabad

Date:

late 19th century

Material:

Semi silk

Dimensions:

length 35.2; width 41.0

Collectors-person:
Dudin Samuil M.
Number:

РЭМ 12-233

Annotation:

"Alacha" is a semi-silk fabric with narrow black, white, and yellow stripes on a dark red background. It was produced by the Teke people and was used to make robes. Weaving was a home women's occupation, woven on a "tara" or "dukan" loom—a narrow-beam horizontal loom of the common Central Asian type.

Albums:
A Cocoon of Traditions: Silk in the Culture of the Peoples of Eurasia
Rus:
Ткань (образец). Туркмены: текинцы; туркмены