Detail from The Stephen Louw Ersari Beshir
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Yilan Beshir or Beshir Yilan - (not Ersari or
Beshir Cloudband) -
yilan=snakeHere we see a rug pattern that in
the trade is often called a Cloud Band bashir.
The proper term is a Yilan Beshir. Yilan is
Turkmen for snake. The pattern strikes me as a
flower and other people as a cloud band. However
the Turkmen see it as a Yilan Beshir.
This page is part of a cooperative project
with Seyitguly Batyrov of Turkmen
Carpets Online to give a proper spelling of
common Turkmen terms used in describing rugs.
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