Antique Turkmen Tekke Rug large rug Condition: Brand new

Condition: Brand new

Khotan rugs take up design influences from China and Iran

Stock Number: BR2287

the colours have already deepened and the pile has settled into the kind of patina that only time and authentic dyes together produce

Stock Number: BR2347

Antique Turkmen Tekke Rug large rug Condition: Brand newThe Tekke are the largest and most powerful of the Turkmen tribes, and their rugs are considered among the finest examples of Turkmen weaving. For centuries they lived as nomadic pastoralists across the steppes of Central Asia, and the rug was central to that life, woven on portable looms, carried between camps, and used for everything from floor coverings to tent decorations. The craft was passed entirely through women, mother to daughter, generation