Buchara - Rug - 265 cm - 185 cm - Kizil-Ayak

Turkmen Rug from Bukhara Kizil-Ayak
Fully handmade, in very good condition, wool warp and weft, impeccable pile, no wear. -Shade variation on one border-
Dimensions: 2.65 x 1.85 meters. (285 with the fringes)
Technical characteristics: Wool pile on a wool foundation. The field of this raspberry rug is covered with a scatter of curious gühls "Tchemtche" crocheted and surrounded by a "crown." They are interspersed by gühls "Dyrnak", multicolored, more classically in fern-like patterns. The main ivory border is a stylized, wavy vegetal garland, flanked by two contrasting borders with polychrome floral motifs. Accents "coursing dogs".
In the 19th century, the Tekke tribe was among the most important of the Turkmen tribes and occupied the largest part of the area stretching between the Caspian Sea and the Amu Darya River. The motifs that decorate the surface of Turkmen rugs are geometric patterns called gühls. Each Turkmen tribe has its own way of defining and stylizing this motif, which characterizes them. The main tribes are the Tekke, the Yomud, the Kizil-Ayak, the Djafarbay, the Göklan, and others. These Turkmen rugs, woven in the first part of the 20th century, have a very fine knot and a silky patinated wool.