Vintage Afghan Turkmen Rug striped The term Turkmen Tekke Engsi

The term Turkmen Tekke Engsi rug refers to a specific type of rug produced by the Tekke Turkmen people

Size: 192 x 130 cm | 6'4" x 4'4"

from the refined city workshops of Istanbul and Hereke to the bold tribal rugs of the Anatolian villages and nomadic Kurdish weavers working across the mountainous interior

The construction technique used in Bidjar has never been replicated anywhere else in Iran

Stock Number: BR2789

Vintage Afghan Turkmen Rug striped The term Turkmen Tekke EngsiSize: 221 x 144 cm 7'3" x 4'9" Material: 100% Wool Origin: Northern Afghanistan Construction: Handmade Age: Circa 1950 Style: Turkmen rugs are produced by the Turkmen tribes, the leading ethnic group in Turkmenistan and are also found in Afghanistan. A few centuries back, all Turkmen's rugs were made by nomadic tribes, almost entirely with locally obtained materials, wool from the herds and vegetable and other natural dyes from the land. They used