Turkaman
137 × 108 cm
710 €
Turkaman
658 €
Incl. VAT
136 × 101(1.37 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Turkaman
Where it comes from
This is a Turkmen rug, 136 x 101 cm (4'6" x 3'4"), from the tribal weavers of Central Asia, also written Turkoman. The type is best known for its repeating göl medallions, worked in dense, durable knotting across a rectangular field. This piece takes a different form: a tapering, prayer-niche shape known as an Ensi, once knotted to hang across a tent entrance rather than to cover a floor.
What you see
A deep rust red sets the ground throughout. The field narrows toward one corner, its edge bevelled into the shape of a niche, and within it run horizontal bands of stepped diamonds and crosses, drawn in cream against a dark navy outline. At the point of the niche sits a single small diamond medallion, marking the spot the whole design draws toward. Several narrow border stripes, in rust, navy and cream, run close together around the field, taking up roughly a fifth of the rug and standing clearly apart from the darker ground within.
How it was made
The rug is hand-knotted, with a cotton warp and a pile of hand-spun wool sheared to six millimetres. Knot density reaches 500,000 per square metre, fine enough to hold the stepped diamonds sharp-edged even at this small scale, rather than letting them blur into the ground. Hand-spun wool takes dye and light unevenly, which is why the surface reads matte rather than lustrous, carrying the faint irregularity of a hand rather than a machine. Woven within the last twenty years, it shows that this niche form is still knotted much as it always was.
At home
At just over a metre wide, this is a rug for a doorway, a hallway, or the foot of a bed rather than an open room. The rust red warms a pale floor and holds its own against dark furniture, while the cream and navy keep the pattern sharp even in a narrow space. Underfoot it is dense and firm, wool made to be walked over rather than kept behind glass. Under lamplight, the small medallion at the point of the niche is the first thing the eye finds, every time.
More on Turkmen rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 780875
- Size
- 136 × 101 cm (1.37 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 136 × 101 cm (1.37 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 1.37 m² that is roughly 610,000 to 690,000 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: 780875
