Saryq woman wearing Turkoman jewelry (a pectoral piece), dressed in ikat and holding a drop spindle. In the background is a Saryq encampment. Note the two door textiles. The way the one to the left folds suggests it is a woven textile rather than a felt. If so, this is a rare period representation of ensi.
Studien Zur Teppich -- Kultur der Turkmen, Turkmen Main Carpets of Different Tribes with "Eagle" and Dyrnak Gols:, by Annette & Volker Rautenstengel, Goklan-Turkmenen und ihre Teppiche, by Siawosch U. Azadi, book review by E. B. Long, technical analyses by G. O'Bannon, Vol. 11/6
by Ron O'Callaghan. A conversation with one of this country's premier antique rug dealers (Vol. 13, Nos. 5 & 6, June/July, 1993, August/September, 1993)