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153. Tapestry-woven saddlecloth, second half sixteenth century
(Washington, The Textile Museum, 1.38)

Reconstruction, 153

velvets, although embroidered and seraser examples were One of the exceptions is a çintemani-patterned example
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also used. Among the most popular çatma yastik designs (154) woven on an exceptionally wide 78.1 centimeter (30 /4
were overall çintemanis, fan-shaped carnations, series of inch) loom. Although its ends are missing, enough remains to
eight-petaled blossoms, and plane-tree leaves superimposed indicate that it was finished with five lappets. In addition, the
by naturalistic flowers. These cushions, made of single loom sides have bands composed of reciprocal tulips; the use of
widths of 65 to 66 centimeters (25% to 26 inches), range in side bands is an unusual feature in yastik design. The field
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length from 106 to 123 centimeters (41 / 4 to 48Vi inches) and shows three repeats of tripartite triple balls and a pair of dou-
are traditionally finished at either end with six arch-shaped ble wavy lines with cloud bands filling the interstices. The
elements called lappets. motifs, rendered in silver on a ruby-red ground, are outlined

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