Asmalyk
Yomut asmalyk, pile carpet, first half of 19th century
Tekke asmalyk, embroidered silk, mid-19th century
An asmalyk (Turkmen language, "a thing to be hung"[1]) is a textile trapping used in a Turkmen wedding procession. Asmalyks may be pile or embroidered, and are usually five-sided, but some are seven-sided. Yomut asmalyks are the most common, followed by those of the Tekke tribe.[2] Asmalyks were made in pairs to decorate the flanks of a bride's wedding camel, and were then hung in her domed, felt-covered tent.[3]
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External links
- Camel, bridal trappings and asmalyk, old photograph
- A Rare "Jewelry" Asmalyk, Stylistic and Technical Analysis by Dr. Paul Mushak, Oriental Rug Review, Vol. 8/2, December/January, 1988
- Tekke "Bird" Asmalyk, by Elena G. Tsareva, Oriental Rug Review, Vol. 11/1, October/November, 1990
- Google Image search for asmalyk, accessed 8/20/2010
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