Turcoman Chapan - Afghanistan L 350 - 450 cotton in sumak weave with

cotton in sumak weave with wool warps running across the band

carpets and upholstery

The kilim is dramatized partly by the change in red ground and there is an ethereal quality

Great skill and a great variety of beautiful and elaborate braiding and weaving methods are lavished on this head dress

Persia A particularly unusual and quite fine weave

Turcoman Chapan - Afghanistan L 350 - 450 cotton in sumak weave withExceptional highly elaborate Turcoman chapan (traditional Turkic overcoat). Typical black, yellow and red main colours of Turcoman tribes, here shown with extremely lavish and masterful embroidery at every possible point on this rare article. Charming multi coloured silk tassles with a silk flourish at the end and very long decorative sleeves held together at the back would suggest it was worn by a man of high status. The Nomads Tent collection of