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,

copper tones

Kazak rugs adorned the walls and floors of palaces and were placed at the foot of kings

who have passed down the skill from generation to generation since the Mogul rule of the Indian subcontinent in the 16th century

Turkemistan and Afghanistan

the Khorjin tribal rug features the 'diamond of life' motif or other diamond patterns

Kashan rugs originated in the city of Kashan

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Within these patterns there is a lot of variety

Bakhtiari carpets are based on a cotton foundation and leverage wool as the main material

Associated with the village of Mir in the Arak province of Western Persia

Finer examples include the Hosseinabad or Nahawand

For these nomads