Oriental Rugs Dictionary
Yomut Asmalyk
Yomut asmalyks are decorative textiles woven by the Yomut Turkmen tribe, traditionally used as wedding ornaments for camels. These pieces are typically pentagonal in shape and feature tribal motifs and symbolic designs, often in rich red tones. Asmalyks are among the most important ceremonial weavings in Turkmen culture. Ceremonial Asmalyk camel flank panels, woven as part of a bride's dowry, frequently feature a white field. Several different guls were used, either by sub tribes who are as yet unidentified, or as variations on the Yomut main gul. A bird motif , like a flying eagle, is common, and in 19 Century border patterns there is also a "running dog" motif, known to the Yomut as a "married woman's finger".
