Nomadic Yoruk weavers of the Southern Taurus Mountains who are descendants of Turkmen from Central Asia. They deveoped a technique of wrapping wefts that would allow them to use their slit-woven kilim designs on utilitarian bags that needed to have a very tight weave necesarry for holding grain or flour. This simple overlay-underlay brocading technique is used almost exclusively in Anatolia.

The striking motif used in this cuval is very unusual because it is a rare example of an Anatolian weaving motif that is not symmetrical on the hozontal axis. Except for a few very old motifs, all Anatolian motifs are horizontally symmetrical. 

The design is split into two panels because these bags are woven to have half the design panel on the front and half on the back of the bag. A thick wool strap is attached to each side of the bag and runs between the two design panels.

Dealers open the bottoms of these bags and reclose them in a matter that puts both design panels on the front. However, when one sees these bags in use by nomads, they sit against the tent wall, corners pointing out, with both design panels in view on one side of the front and back of the bag. The straps have been removed from this bag, as is usual when these enter the market. The original stitching on the seam that closes the back is intact. Stitching on the bottom was done by the rug dealer and would certainly not hold up to actual use. Bags are often trimmed to eliminate holes at the bottom end before hemming.

This type of cuval always had wide vertical stripes on the back. This one has broad orange, red, dark blue and tan stripes offset by narrow bands of the same colors.