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Antique Antep Türkmen Yörük chuval, 19th century, South East Anatolia, Turkey. Sony Berntsson

According to Sonny Berntsson, this kind of chuvals comes from an area close to Islahiye. This type of chuvals were woven by the local Turkmen Yörük tribes (Saçıkara etc) dwelling in many villages of Hatay and Gaziantep provinces.