A five-sided decorative weaving made to adorn the camel that carried a bride to her new home. Part of the dowry, often woven by the bride herself.
An asmalyk is a five-sided decorative weaving made to hang on the flank of the camel that carried a bride to her new home. It was part of the dowry, often woven by the bride herself, and so was a showcase of her skill as much as an ornament.
Like the chuval and the ensi, it belongs to the world of functional Turkmen weavings: not floor rugs but pieces made for the life of the tent and the journeys between camps.
