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Antique Turkmen Bukcha, Yomut Tribe, Trans-caspian Steppes, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.
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Antique Turkmen Bukcha, Yomut Tribe, Trans-caspian Steppes, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.

19th century
Description

The Bukcha is shaped like an envelope and was initially made to carry a large loaf of flat-bread which was symbolically important at the wedding ceremony. Afterwards, it was used by the bride for containing her most treasured small possessions. It is woven in a specific way: four triangles are knotted to the sides of a rectangular flat-weave kilim and, when folded inwards, they form an envelope shape of the bukcha. Three flaps are sewn together with the upper flap being left loose to act as the opener.

Bukchas are incredibly rare today and were considered as one of the most highly regarded weavings in any Turkmen collection. This fabulous bukcha was made by a young Yomut Turkmen girl in the trans-Caspian Steppes, probably around the third to last quarter of the nineteenth century. Please refer to page 49 in the third edition of my book 'Tribal Rugs - Treasures of the Black Tent' for a similar example.

Size: 73cm x 73cm (2' 5" x 2' 5").

Physical Dimensions
Height
73cm (28.74")
Width
73cm (28.74")
Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1870s.

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SA911756
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BM1823
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Description
The Bukcha is shaped like an envelope and was initially made to carry a large loaf of flat-bread which was symbolically important at the wedding ceremony. Afterwards, it was used by the bride for containing her most treasured small possessions.
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It is woven in a specific way: four triangles are knotted to the sides of a rectangular flat-weave kilim and, when folded inwards, they form an envelope shape of the bukcha.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Three flaps are sewn together with the upper flap being left loose to act as the opener.

fig 1. Antique Turkmen Bukcha, Yomut Tribe, Trans-Caspian Steppes, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.
fig 1. Antique Turkmen Bukcha, Yomut Tribe, Trans-caspian Steppes, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.

Bukchas are incredibly rare today and were considered as one of the most highly regarded weavings in any Turkmen collection. This fabulous bukcha was made by a young Yomut Turkmen girl in the trans-Caspian Steppes, probably around the third to last quarter of the nineteenth century. Please refer to page 49 in the third edition of my book 'Tribal Rugs - Treasures of the Black Tent' for a similar example.

Size: 73cm x 73cm (2' 5" x 2' 5").

Height
73cm (28.74")
Width
73cm (28.74")
Date of Manufacture

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA911756
Dealers Internal Ref
BM1823
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2011

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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