Mina cushions regular but deftly varied

regular but deftly varied

We have repiled a small hole and evened out creasing with a patch to the verso

A few mends to verso

The dense detailing does not detract from the overall soft and pretty impression

all over hook-shaped motifs in reds

Mina cushions regular but deftly variedA lovely early twentieth century Yomut Turkmen ensi, a genuine tribal piece originally woven as a tent door hanging. The rectangular panels are filled with pekvesh motifs and each within an ivory border of 'x' motifs repeated in main outer border; a band of Yomut eagle motifs in each narrow elem. We have done substantial restoration to this special piece, reweaving the blue selvedges, patching and darning the small holes and tidying up the ends which