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,

medallions and hooked polygons

Heriz are simple and stylized

They were developed in Lahore in response to the North American demand for traditional rugs without traditionally strong colours

with their iconic patterns

hand-woven pile rugs are characterized by an abstract design featuring open colour fields and playful geometry

thick and hardwearing

straight medallions

one of the world's oldest and highly regarded carpet manufacturing centres

each Sirjan is a unique and inestimable treasure because no two rugs are identical

the Sarab features elegant motifs and geometric designs in brown

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

terracotta and burgundy