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Textile (sample). Turkmen; Turkmen: Teke

Title:

Textile (sample)

Ethnic groups:

Turkmen; Turkmen: Teke

Territory:

Transcaspian Oblast

Date:

late 19th century

Material:

Silk

Dimensions:

length 37.0; width 40.0

Collectors-person:
Dudin Samuil M.
Number:

РЭМ 12-235

Annotation:

"Chepe-taum" is a silk fabric with yellow and red longitudinal stripes. Produced by the Teke people, it was used to sew women's robes. Weaving was a home occupation for women, 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; туркмены: текинцы