a choice Tekke torba with an unusual format of 4x5 aina gols, 12x36 inches, 31x92cm, excluding warp ends; c 1850 or before. Two colors of silk highlights, white cotton, dark indigo and blue green, an early pale yellow, with an overall deep aubergine ground; very good pile, finely woven, with supple handle; most of the original selveges are intact, with losses at the upper corners. a beautiful piece of weaving.