{"product_id":"antique-kizil-ayak-turkoman-chuval-juval-rug-60-34","title":"Antique Kizil Ayak Turkoman Chuval Bag Face Rug Hand-Knotted Wool","description":"\u003cp\u003e🌙 \u003cstrong\u003eTribal Heraldry in Wool — Antique Kizil Ayak Turkoman Chuval Bag Face from Turkmenistan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kizil Ayak (Red Foot) are one of the most distinctive Turkmen tribal groups, producing bag faces and pile woven textiles of exceptional quality and characteristic design vocabulary. Like all Turkmen tribal weavings, their chuval bag faces — created as the face panels of large nomadic tent bags — served as both functional objects and declarations of tribal identity, encoding family lineage and group affiliation into every motif and border. This antique Kizil Ayak chuval, hand-knotted in Turkmenistan, is a rare and remarkable specimen of this tradition. 🌿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🧵 \u003cstrong\u003eHand-Knotted in Turkmenistan — Antique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrafted entirely by hand from fine \u003cstrong\u003enatural wool\u003c\/strong\u003e using the traditional Turkmen hand-knotting technique, this chuval displays the characteristic features of Kizil Ayak production — Tschowal guls of the Kizilayak Turkmen alongside secondary Sharch Palak guls associated with other Turkoman tribes. The pile is uniformly low throughout with intact selvedges and fringe — good stable antique condition. Professionally washed and treated. ✨\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🎨 \u003cstrong\u003eKizil Ayak Gul Design and Yomud Border Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design features \u003cstrong\u003enine large Tschowal guls\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Kizilayak Turkmen arranged across the field, with a Yomud Asmalyk star border and running dog guard bands in the repeating stylized scroll form characteristic of the Yomud border vocabulary. The abrash — natural color variation in the hand-dyed wool — confirms age and authenticity, adding depth and visual interest to the deep red ground. 🔶\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📐 \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 34 by 60 inches (approximately 2 ft 10 in by 5 ft), this chuval is ideally sized for wall mounting as textile art, display in a case, or as a fine floor accent in a curated space. 🖼️\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🌍 \u003cstrong\u003eKizil Ayak Turkoman Heritage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kizil Ayak are one of the Turkmen tribal groups whose weaving has been most intensely studied by Central Asian textile scholars. Their use of the distinctive Tschowal gul — shared with neighboring tribes but rendered with characteristic variation — allows identification of individual tribal production. Antique Kizil Ayak chuval pieces are actively collected by serious textile museums and private scholars worldwide. 🌐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✅ \u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUniform low pile throughout. Intact selvedges and fringe. Age wear consistent with antique status. Professionally washed and treated. Rug #1552.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🏡 \u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollectors of Turkmen and Central Asian tribal rugs ✦ Wall textile art and museum display ✦ Serious antique rug scholarship collections ✦ Anyone who wants to own a piece of Silk Road tribal heritage 🌙\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rugistan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47883485708520,"sku":"K1552","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/antique-kizil-ayak-turkoman-chuval-juval-rug-60-34-vintage-treasures-gifts-home-richly-531.webp?v=1769539999","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/antique-kizil-ayak-turkoman-chuval-juval-rug-60-34","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}