Persian Turkman

Persian TurkmanThe finest of all tribal rugs are produced by the Turkmen: tribal weavers from Uzbekistan, Turkemistan and Afghanistan, who create and knot their own designs in the Bashir, Tekke and Yomut carpet styles. With 20 120 knots per square inch higher in the finest antique rugs the carpets feature simple patterns in true nomadic fashion, with dark red fields and repeating black or blue and ivory 'gul' motifs. The pile is cut thin on these hard wearing rugs,

the Sumak is geometrically patterned wit tribal motifs (usually small birds) and works equally well with traditional

short-pile

which use silk

Tribal camel saddlebags (khorjin) from Anatolian villages are the inspiration for the design of these colourful

and Karabagh carpets were categorized according to the animals depicted: artsvagorgs (eagle-carpets)

thick and hardwearing

With their practical value as a floor covering that could be sold in times of difficulty

long-lasting

high quality rugs from Mashad

seven-sided centre medallion that has smaller diamond shapes at either end

this dense rug is usually woven in the symmetrical Turkish double knot style

Naturally dyed and woven on compact looms