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,

these rugs were not initially made to be sold

Often woven in the Shah Abbasi or the Islimi style (or a combination of the two)

with their cotton foundation (silk in the oldest

with high quality

straight medallions

framed by stylized floral patterns

Their glowing ivory groundwork is considered to be the finest in the world

with silk details

There is no central medallion

Using ultra-fine silk fibres

Maimana rugs are un-dyed

these textiles were once used as ground cover during communal meals