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,

patterns range from medallion to figural to Herati/Mahi to three-dimensional

Because they resist insect infestations that destroy carpets

A rectilinear medallion is arranged horizontally or vertically in the middle of the field

floral or all-over designs

talented nomads wove stunning

and those manufactured before 1920 were often tied on a wool warp

From Viss – a small town near the city of Hamadan – comes the Viss or Wiss rug

These long runners feature simple geometric patterns – with or without a central medallion

indigo blues and whites

hand-knotted rugs

influenced by the Persian varieties

extraordinary colours and fine fleece