Turkmen Traditional Handmade Carpets

Title

Turkmen Traditional Handmade Carpets

Description

This still image depicts the Turkmen traditional practice of carpet-making, implemented by women.

Young girls and women gathered in order to waive a carpet, and other Turkmen handicrafts such as yaglyk, alaja , korpence. In the picture on the left side one young girl dressed in a green Turkmen dress holds the string for old woman who is preparing import things for carpet weaving. On the right side of picture green dressed women making alaja .

Creator

Shamyradova, Aynabat

Source

Jeren, Maral

Publisher

Aegis Digital Musuem

Date

November 6, 2025

Contributor

Shamyradova, Aynabat

Rights

This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only.

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Original Format

JPEG

Physical Dimensions

1200 pixels x 799 pixels

Citation

Shamyradova, Aynabat, “Turkmen Traditional Handmade Carpets,” Aegis Digital Museum, accessed December 8, 2025, https://aegisdigitalmuseum.kennesaw.edu/items/show/160.