Ersari Turkmen Kapunuk - Khalyk (chalyk),tent entrance hanging late 19 th.century 136 x 40 cm.

 Highly unusual and rare 19th-century Ersari Turkmen Khalyk or Jallar Paidar (a horizontal tent hanging, featuring distinct drop-down panels. This authentic nomadic textile was hand-woven by the Ersari tribe of the Middle Amu Darya region (Central Asia) and was originally used to decorate the interior entrance frame above a yurt door.

• Rare Architecture: Features deep crenellated hanging panels terminating in original, heavy hand-twisted wool tassels. 
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• Unique Details: The upper body contains integrated open rectangular slots. These were intentionally incorporated during the weaving process to accommodate the specific wooden support slats or structural cords of the yurt frame.
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• Palette: Woven with natural dyes and early transitional synthetic dyes, including a deep madder red and a warm ochre-orange yellow. The piece exhibits considerable and uneven surface discoloration, which is fully documented in the high-resolution photographs. The blue surface details have patinated to a dull, earthy brown over the past century due to the early synthetic dyes popular in late 19th-century tribal textiles. The original blue tones are preserved and visible at the weave roots and on the reverse. This confirms the "era of transitional dyes" (circa 1880-1910). It gives the piece a very distinctive, rustic, and worn tribal appearance.