Description:
Karakalpak Wedding Mantle, Central Asia, late 19th century, the ikat ground cloth comprised of an aubergine, blue-green, apple green, gold, and ivory contiguous curled and hooked palmette design with a border with multiple curled ram's horn embroidery on red and black felt, aubergine and green fringe, the red felt face panel with aubergine latch-hooked diamond embroidery, 5 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 3 in.
Literature: For a similar example please see Hali, Issue 73, Autumn 2012, Outwitting the Evil Eye, David and Sue Richardson, no. 8, p. 57.
Estimate $800-1,000
some tears and patching of the ikat cloth
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