Turkaman
137 × 108 cm
710 €
Turkaman
624 €
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131 × 99(1.30 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Turkaman
Where it comes from
This is a Turkmen prayer rug, a nomadic weaving at 131 x 99 cm (4'4" x 3'3"), from the Central Asian tradition carried into north-east Persia by Turkmen groups such as the Tekke, Yomut and Ersari. These weavers are known for the gul, a repeating clan emblem knotted from memory rather than from a drawn plan, set against a deep red ground that has become the tribe's signature.
What you see
The field opens in a deep brick red, into which a pointed mihrab niche cuts, built entirely from stepped diagonal lines rather than a drawn curve. Bands of small ivory-and-navy guls run either side of the niche, each touched with a fleck of olive brown at its centre. What catches the eye is that the niche's point does not sit at the centre of the top edge but drifts toward one side, closed off with a small diamond finial. Several narrow guard borders, in red, ivory and navy diamonds and hooks, stack around the field before giving way to a plain red selvedge.
How it was made
That off-centre point is a mark of the loom, not an error to be corrected. A Turkmen weaver builds a mihrab from memory, counting the stepped diagonals by eye rather than following a cartoon, and a small drift in the placement is simply what a hand does over many days of knotting. The density here, 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre on a cotton warp, is high enough to hold those diagonals crisp and straight rather than blurred, while the handspun wool pile keeps the surface matte and slightly uneven under the light, with none of the sheen a workshop wool would give.
At home
A piece this size earns its place by a doorway, on a landing, or on the floor of a study, where its 131 x 99 cm sits comfortably underfoot without needing to fill a room. The brick red holds its warmth even in a space with little daylight, and the ivory and navy guls stay legible at close range, which matters where people pass rather than sit. The pile is tightly packed and dense, firm rather than deep, and takes daily footsteps without complaint. Each time you pass, the niche's off-centre pull is there again, quietly asymmetric, never quite where you expect it.
More on Turkmen rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 693712
- Size
- 131 × 99 cm (1.30 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 6 mm
- Knots
- 441,000 – 500,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Mehrabi
- Weight
- ca. 3 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Exceptionally fine weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 131 × 99 cm (1.30 m²) this is a small rug. It works beside a bed, in a reading corner, in front of a fireplace or as a mat by a door. It does not furnish a room; it makes a point in one.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre; across 1.30 m² that is roughly 570,000 to 650,000 individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
How do I care for this rug?
Hand-spun wool still carries its own lanolin, which keeps liquid sitting on the surface for a moment: blot quickly, with clear water and a light cloth, working inwards and without rubbing. Otherwise regular vacuuming along the pile is enough. Turn the rug once or twice a year so light and footfall reach it evenly.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 693712
