Product Description
Details
Collection: Turkmen Rug.
Age: 40-60 Years (Semi Antique).
Size FT: 3' 5'' x 2' 4'' .
Size CM: 105 cm x 70 cm.
Colors: Crimson, Navy Blue, White, Green, Red, Brown, Yellow, Blue, Camel.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Turkmen Rugs
This hand-knotted Semi Antique Turkmen rug from Golestan, Khorasan - 3x2 ft - presents a compelling Geometric composition woven in Crimson, Navy Blue, a living record of one of Persia's great regional weaving traditions. Antique
Turkmen rugs - particularly those from the great Tekke and Yomut weaving traditions of the nineteenth century - are among the most intensely collected of all tribal textiles, prized for their extraordinary technical refinement,
cultural authenticity, and the incomparable depth of their aged natural dye palette. A fine antique Turkmen rug represents the perfect expression of a nomadic artistic tradition carried to its highest possible level of
achievement.
Turkmen rugs stand entirely apart from all other Persian weaving traditions, distinguished by their extraordinary graphic power, their rigidly tribal design conventions, and the remarkable cultural identity encoded in every
aspect of their composition. Produced by the Tekke, Yomut, Ersari, Salor, and other tribal groups of northeastern Persia and Central Asia, Turkmen rugs are instantly recognizable by their signature gul motifs - boldly geometric
octagonal tribal emblems repeated with precision across a deep, jewel-like field.
The gul - from the Persian word for flower - is the central and defining element of Turkmen tribal design, functioning simultaneously as a decorative motif, a tribal identifier, and a cultural symbol of belonging. Each of the
major Turkmen tribes has its own distinctive gul form, developed and refined over centuries of weaving practice. The ability to identify and distinguish between a Tekke gul, a Yomut gul, and an Ersari gul is one of the
fundamental pleasures of serious Turkmen rug collecting.
The construction of Turkmen rugs is unique in the Persian weaving world: woven entirely in wool - pile, warp, and weft - using the Persian asymmetrical knot at high densities on portable horizontal looms, these rugs achieve a
silky-smooth pile surface of extraordinary refinement. The all-wool construction gives Turkmen rugs a flexibility and warmth unlike the stiffer cotton-foundation rugs of city and village weaving centers, with a pile that seems
almost liquid in its smoothness.
Specifications
Original name: Turkmen Rug.
Alternative name(s): Turkmen Carpet, Turkoman rug.
Origin: Golestan, Khorasan.
Category: Village.
Common designs: Vagireh, Geometric.
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool, Silk.
Foundation material: Wool, Cotton.
Knot type: Symmetrical (Ghiordes), Asymmetrical (Persian).
Notes
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