Saddle cloth CHUKHARA (Central Asia), late 19th, early 20th century Size : 140 x 81cm Technical characteristics : Wool velvet on wool foundation. A fuchsia field hosts a set of six octagonal Gühls, jagged, crenellated and vegetalized, decorated with the "Tcharch-Palak" motif interspersed with intermediate "Sary" Gühls. The frame is made up of eight borders with Kotchaks, starry flowers and multicoloured geometrical suites. Low reserve with polychrome stylized vegetal gühls.

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