Material: Cotton
Style: Turkmen
Size:  Height 125 cm, Width 52 cm (top), 70 cm (bottom)
Order Number: MHSATG1

Turkmens are a Central Asian Turkic ethnic group living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern Iran and Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and North Caucasus.

Turkmen woman’s gown called a chyrpy, lavishly embroidered with small motifs. They are worn over a tunic called a kurta., like a cloak covering the head and shoulders, with the long vestigial sleeves hanging down the back and joined by an embroidered band.

A dark-coloured chyrpy, like this one, would be worn by a young woman, yellow by a married or middle-aged woman, and white by a matriarch.

The motifs most frequently used are stylised flowers, and especially the tulip, the region’s most prolific wildflower, evoking springtime and blossoming.

Early 20th century.

Map of Turkmenistan.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Cotton
Style: Turkmen
Size:  Height 109 cm, Width 47cm (top), 65 cm (bottom)
Order Number: MHSATG3

Turkmens are a Central Asian Turkic ethnic group living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern Iran and Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and North Caucasus.

Turkmen woman’s gown called a chyrpy, lavishly embroidered with small motifs. They are worn over a tunic called a kurta., like a cloak covering the head and shoulders, with the long vestigial sleeves hanging down the back and joined by an embroidered band.

A dark-coloured chyrpy, like this one, would be worn by a young woman, yellow by a married or middle-aged woman, and white by a matriarch.

The motifs most frequently used are stylised flowers, and especially the tulip, the region’s most prolific wildflower, evoking springtime and blossoming.

Early 20th century.

Map of Turkmenistan.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Cotton
Style: Turkmen
Size:  Length 72 cm, Width 13 cm
Order Number: MHSATB1

Turkmens are a Central Asian Turkic ethnic group living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern Iran and Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and North Caucasus.

Turkmen belt in the same style as a woman’s gown called a chyrpy, lavishly embroidered with small motifs.  A dark-coloured chyrpy was worn by a young woman, yellow by a married or middle-aged woman, and white by a matriarch.

The motifs most frequently used are stylised flowers, and especially the tulip, the region’s most prolific wildflower, evoking springtime and blossoming.

Lined with printed Russian cotton. It has buttons and loops.

19th – early 20th century.

Map of Turkmenistan.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Cotton
Style: Turkmen
Size:  Length 110 cm, Width 9.5 cm
Order Number: MHSATWB2

Turkmens are a Central Asian Turkic ethnic group living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern Iran and Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and North Caucasus.

Turkmen belt in the same style as a woman’s gown called a chyrpy, lavishly embroidered with small motifs.  A dark-coloured chyrpy was worn by a young woman, yellow by a married or middle-aged woman, and white by a matriarch.

The motifs most frequently used are stylised flowers, and especially the tulip, the region’s most prolific wildflower, evoking springtime and blossoming.

Lined with printed Russian cotton. It has buttons and loops.

19th – early 20th century.

Map of Turkmenistan.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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