An outstanding and very rare published antique Tekke Turkoman / Turkmen silk embroidered on silk yellow Chyrpy ( Cherpi / Chirpi / Chyrpi ), dating to the second half of 19th Century. The Chyrpy was the quintessential garment of the women in Tekke Turkoman tribes of Central Asia. They were worn as a cloak over the head with the false sleeves hanging down the back. They were made in various ground colour types, each symbolising the status of the woman who would wear it. While all women had and wore the darker indigo and black examples, the yellow ones were reserved only for the married women. Being the most important garment in her life, this garment would be the last thing she would depart with. For this reason the yellow Chyrpy has always been a rare textile art and sought after by collectors around the world. This excellent example has fine polychrome silk embroidery on the yellow silk ground. The gorgeous dyes of the silks really bring out the archaic floral designs. It has the classic block print and plain lining and finished with lovely maroon silk tassels. In good overall shape and lovely patina. It was published in the Helmut Klieber books "Afghanistan. Geschichte. Kultur. Volkskunst. Teppiche. (Landsberg a. Lech 1989)" and "Turkestan. Geschichte. Kultur. Volkskunst. Teppiche. (Landsberg a. Lech 1991)". An excellent textile art worthy of any top collection. size: neck to bottom 110cm (45")… If you message via rugrabbit and don’t get a response within 24 hours, then your message hasn’t got to us so please email directly to: istalificollections@outlook.com.)