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Jim Allen gets to www.RugRabbit.com
a lot more that I do so I appreciate it when he tips me
off to a really good piece. Below we see a selection from
Ronnie Newman the Hali-centric New Jersey dealer
In that terse understated RugRabbit
fashion Newman describes his bag as; "YOMUD MAFRASH
WITH INCREDIBLE LIGHT BLUE,MINT CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL
SIDE AND END FINISHES,EARLY 19th.CENTURY, 2'4''x 1'3''
Posted on 2009-02-20 12:04:42"
Jim Allen wrote me and proposed an
idea:
"Barry
Ronnie Newman is currently offering a Yomud mafrash on
the Rabbit. It is a very good piece and quite old. I have
two beautiful Yomud mafrash of the same genre. Following
on an oft referenced Hali article, Small Is Beautiful,
put these three up as representatives of top drawer
weavings. They are all three from one well known group or
genre of Yomud mafrash. This is a common type and many
people have examples but often with tired colors and in
poor condition. It is very rare to find truly old and
beautiful examples of this genre in such fantastic
condition. These three antique Yomud mafrash let
collectors see what such mafrash looked like when
practically new. Too many people have no real idea what
the top echelon of Turkmen weavings look like because
they have been so heavily collected and truly great
examples are so hard to find today. The background color
of Ronnie’s mafrash is a rich old purple and with
that piercing blue it may well be 18th century. I date my
older example to the first half of the 19th century and
the later one to the mid 19th century. My mafrash are
tightly woven and their colors are very saturated. The
wool is soft and high quality. If Ronnie’s mafrash
is 18th century it will likely have a knot count of 200
KPSI or higher. My earlier mafrash is woven at 180 KPSI.
Enjoy! Small IS Beautiful and More Presentable!
Jim Allen"
I loved Jim's idea
If you get an idea for a page we should
do please let me know at JBOC@SpongoBongo.com
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