TT602 Turkoman Camel Knee Decoration 30x50cm

An interesting vintage Turkoman textile trapping that would have been used during a marriage ceremony as a camel decoration.  Usually a mix of different embroidery styles and applique is used together with oddments of old fabrics including beautiful old ex Soviet floral textiles - we love the unique strings of beads and google luck triangular shaped amulets incorporated into this trapping. This piece measures approximately 30x50cm inc tassels and would make an interesting wall hanging. Normally one of these decorative textiles would be tied to each knee of a camel during a Turkoman wedding procession.  Known as “duye dizlyk” (knee pad), they often normal feature triangle patterns which are lucky amulets to ward off bad intent.