Turkmenistan Vintage Silk Shawl Objects east India (purchased in Darjeeling

east India (purchased in Darjeeling in the 1980s)

shaped silver anklets

Measurements: total length including bail 3 cm

for thousands of years

Bhaiṣajyaguru (Holding the medicine bowl

Turkmenistan Vintage Silk Shawl Objects east India (purchased in DarjeelingAs described by Central Asian textile expert John Gillow in his reference book "World Textiles", this is a rare and classic example of a balanced tabby weave silk shawl from Turkmenistan. The vertical stripes that run down the entire length of one edge of the shawl are created by the colours of the warp threads, while the horizontal end bands are created by the colours of the weft weave. Where they cross, they form a chequered pattern. Our Turkomen