1,500.00 €
A superb antique Turkman rug from Afghanistan, meticulously handwoven with a high knot count and crafted from extra soft, lustrous wool. The pile is exceptionally thick, giving the rug a luxurious texture that is difficult to capture fully in photographs but truly impressive in person. All colors are derived from natural dyes.
The design features four oversized güls that dominate the central field, with half lozenges filling the remaining spaces in an asymmetric arrangement. The rug is framed by multiple borders of varying widths—some broad, some narrow—that occupy a significant portion of the rug’s surface, creating a long, narrow central field where the oversized güls are showcased.
Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool
Size: 198×103 cms
Origin: Turkmen tribes, Afghanistan
Date of weaving: 1920s
The turkmenare people who speak a language belonging to the southwestern branch of the Turkic languages. The majority live in Turkmenistan and in neighbouring parts of Central Asia and numbered more than 6 million at the beginning of the 21st century. About one-third of the total population lives in Iran, especially in the north, and another 500,000 live in northeastern and northwestern Afghanistan. These groups are called the Transcaspian Turkmen. Pockets of Turkmen are found in northern Iraq and Syria. Smaller groups live in central Turkey. The territory of the Turkmen is generally arid. They were by tradition a nomadic pastoral people, living in tent villages and raising sheep, goats, horses, camels, asses, and cattle.
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| Weight | 11.5 kg |
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