Kapunuk
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Kapunuk (trapping)
Entrance decoration to bridal palaquin according to J. Thompson; sometimes known as dizlik (E. Tzareva).
WARP: light brown wool; Z2S;; 20 threads per inch (74 per dm).
WEFT: cream wool; Z spun, unplied (at the plain weave end, unable to ascertain in the pile area|); 1 shoot after each row of knots; 20 knots per inch (72 per dm).
PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, dark blue, dark brown, cream; blue and light red in the fringe; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 200 knots per sq. inch (2664 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: Outer: missing, but with a cotton cord sewn in place. Inner: one cord oversewn in blocks of red, white and blue.
END FINISH: Lower: 2.5 cm of plain weave with red weft, turned and sewn in place. Upper: one row of symmetrical jufti knots as a fringe) and then 2.5 cm. of plain weave turned and sewn into place. Top left: there is some red weft.
DESIGN: described as in use (not as woven); red ground with a top band of five hooked X-motifs.
Two side panels: three hooked squares each containing an octagon.
Central flap: two rows of diagonal octagons, four in upper and two in lower.
Borders: red squares on white.
Date catalogued 15.6.94
Entrance decoration to bridal palaquin according to J. Thompson; sometimes known as dizlik (E. Tzareva).
WARP: light brown wool; Z2S;; 20 threads per inch (74 per dm).
WEFT: cream wool; Z spun, unplied (at the plain weave end, unable to ascertain in the pile area|); 1 shoot after each row of knots; 20 knots per inch (72 per dm).
PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, dark blue, dark brown, cream; blue and light red in the fringe; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 200 knots per sq. inch (2664 per sq. dm).
SIDE FINISH: Outer: missing, but with a cotton cord sewn in place. Inner: one cord oversewn in blocks of red, white and blue.
END FINISH: Lower: 2.5 cm of plain weave with red weft, turned and sewn in place. Upper: one row of symmetrical jufti knots as a fringe) and then 2.5 cm. of plain weave turned and sewn into place. Top left: there is some red weft.
DESIGN: described as in use (not as woven); red ground with a top band of five hooked X-motifs.
Two side panels: three hooked squares each containing an octagon.
Central flap: two rows of diagonal octagons, four in upper and two in lower.
Borders: red squares on white.
Date catalogued 15.6.94
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wool and cotton |
| Brief description | Kapunuk, Central Asia, 19th century |
| Physical description | Kapunuk (trapping) Entrance decoration to bridal palaquin according to J. Thompson; sometimes known as dizlik (E. Tzareva). WARP: light brown wool; Z2S;; 20 threads per inch (74 per dm). WEFT: cream wool; Z spun, unplied (at the plain weave end, unable to ascertain in the pile area|); 1 shoot after each row of knots; 20 knots per inch (72 per dm). PILE: wool; 6 colours: red, yellow, dark green, dark blue, dark brown, cream; blue and light red in the fringe; asymmetrical knot open to the right and tied around 2 threads; 200 knots per sq. inch (2664 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: Outer: missing, but with a cotton cord sewn in place. Inner: one cord oversewn in blocks of red, white and blue. END FINISH: Lower: 2.5 cm of plain weave with red weft, turned and sewn in place. Upper: one row of symmetrical jufti knots as a fringe) and then 2.5 cm. of plain weave turned and sewn into place. Top left: there is some red weft. DESIGN: described as in use (not as woven); red ground with a top band of five hooked X-motifs. Two side panels: three hooked squares each containing an octagon. Central flap: two rows of diagonal octagons, four in upper and two in lower. Borders: red squares on white. Date catalogued 15.6.94 |
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| Production | Mentioned in "Turkoman Rugs in the V & A", by M. Franses and R. Pinner (intro. by Donald King). Analysis by L. Pinner. Hali 1980, Vol. 2, No. 4, p. 303, 307, 315 cf: Tzareva (1984) ill. 39 and 40, "Tekke dezlik (glossary p. 23), 19th century". Azadi (1970) T.T. ill. 25d., "Tekke Chalyk, first half 18th century". Thompson (1983) ill. Purchased from the Anglo-Persian Carpet Co., S. Kensington as one of seven pieces for a total of £3. "knotted pile portiere, Turcoman" 1925. This is one of "7 interesting little pieces of Turcoman carpet-knotting, good in design, colour and technique" and " the price for the seven pieces... is nominal". CECT to D? JBW (1924) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.92-1925 |
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| Record created | September 18, 2008 |
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