Ersari Saryken - Torba, Zelttasche. - 146 cm - 40 cm

The carpets by the Ersari Saryken are considered to be the best pieces from Turkmenistan.
Around 1870–1875.
A torba is a type of bag which was hung up in the yurt.
Very finely and skilfully knotted.
Typical characteristics: Everything, in fact. The pattern, the pink silk has to be in it,
the white lines should be made of cotton, the rest is wool.
These are collected in the US in particular.
It was considered chic to collect Turkmen carpets there as early as the 1930s.