Asmalyk
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An asmalyk (Turkmen language, "a thing to be hung"[1]) is a textile trapping used in a Turkmen wedding procession. Asmalyks may be pile or embroidered, and are usually five-sided, but some are seven-sided. Yomut asmalyks are the most common, followed by those of the Tekke tribe.[2] Asmalyks were made in pairs to decorate the flanks of a bride's wedding camel, and were then hung in her domed, felt-covered tent.[3]
References
External links
- Camel, bridal trappings and asmalyk, old photograph
- A Rare "Jewelry" Asmalyk, Stylistic and Technical Analysis
- Tekke "Bird" Asmalyk