Turkmen Kizil-ayak Bukhara Rug: 2.90 X 1.90 M - Handmade

Turkmen Kizil-Ayak carpet, Entirely handmade, in perfect condition, wool weft and warp, impeccable pile, no wear. Dimensions: 2.90 X 1.90 Meters.

The field of this raspberry carpet is covered with a scattering of curious diamond-shaped gühls "Tchemtche" and crocheted surrounded by a "crown. They are interspersed with more classic multicolored "Dyrnak" gühls with centipedes. The main ivory border is a stylized undulating plant garland, flanked by two counter borders with polychrome flowers. Highlights "with running dogs". "In the 19th century, the Tékké tribe was the largest of all the Turkmen tribes and it occupied most of the area extending between the Caspian Sea and the Amu Darya River. The patterns that decorate the surface of Turkmen carpets are geometric patterns called Gühls. Each Turkmen tribe has its own way of defining and stylizing this pattern in its own way, which characterizes them. The main tribes are the Tekke, the Yomud, the Kizil-Ayak, the Djafarbay, the Göklan and others. These Turkmen rugs, which were knotted in the first part of the 20th century, have a very fine knot and a silky, patinated wool. The cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, which are now in Uzbekistan, were for hundreds of years the important cities on the Silk Road. "My other rugs... SEE MY GALLERY


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