Eagle Group I Trapping
144 x 61 cm (4' 9" x 2')
Turkmenistan, mid 19th century
Condition: very good, full pile, minor small repairs
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool (red insect color)

This unpublished trapping is it rare addition to the Eagle gül group I category. It is distinguished by having wool and silk applied together in one of the wefts, having 3-ply rather than the more typical 2-ply wool used in the knotting, which is asymmetric and open to the left. Of particular interest is the use of four güls to fill the horizontal axis of the field as well as the generous proportions of these güls.
While there are a number of trappings depicting these two chuvals cut off by the upper and lower borders, the proportions of the field decoration here are particularly unusual and striking. Is also interesting that the shape of the güls changes considerably between examples, as well as the appearance of different secondary motifs; here the chemche güls, as well as the kochanak in each border, help to draw immediate comparisons to Tekke torbas.
The internal drawing of the güls may be consistent with other trappings of this design, but the rounded edges and indeed their height set this one apart from all others.