Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Turkmen UK Bash to the 1860s.
This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.
In order to protect the camels following on behind, bags with tassels were used to cover the pointed ends. These bags were called 'Uk Bash' and were generally made in pairs.
Here we have a single uk bash, woven by the Yomut Turkmen in the trans-Caspian steppes during the second half 19th century in remarkable condition, complete with its original tassels.
Size: 59cm x 36cm (2' 0" x 1' 2") excluding tassels.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Turkmen UK Bash to the 1860s.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the near east and central asia since 1979.
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Antique Turkmen UK Bash, Yomut Tribes, Trans-caspian Steppes, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.
