Bashir Rugs
The Bashir Turkmen Rug is a type of carpet produced in Central Asia today in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The rug is characterized by a symmetrical design of geometric figures, often in red on a white background. Elaborately detailed borders surround the figures with flowers, birds, animals and geometric patterns. It is one of the oldest types of Persian rugs.
Tekke Rugs
Tekke carpets are floor coverings woven by the Tekke Turkmen, a significant population group of Turkmenistan. These Turkmen carpets are named after the Tekke nomads who weave them.
The carpets are typically made on a double-weft loom, with supplementary wefts used to make the designs stand out. The weavers use natural dyes, which give the tribal rugs their warm, unique look but can be difficult to handle properly. Tekke rugs are woven with wool and are sometimes woven with silk.
Yomut Rugs
One of Turkmenistan's major tribes, the Yomut or Yomud, traditionally handwoven carpets are called Yomut carpets.
These tribal rugs have a distinctive design based on geometric patterns. The colours and designs are also intricately symbolic.
The distinctive design based on geometric patterns is called "gül" in Turkmen. Gül reflects a long-forgotten culture, which emphasizes the importance of symmetry. Gül designs are believed to have originated from Arabic and Persian cultures. Your rugs also have many symbolic meanings.
- Your rugs are woven by skilled craftsmen and women using traditional techniques.
- The subject matter of the Yomut rugs is rich with symbolic meaning.
- The colours of the Yomut rugs are symbolic as well: red represents love, wealth and fertility; blue represents heaven, knowledge and justice; green represents nature, life and fertility; and yellow represents the sun, enthusiasm and intellect.
Saryk Rugs
Traditionally, the designs of this type of Turkmen carpet use geometric patterns, sometimes with a central medallion, depicting plants, animals or scenes of daily life. Many Saryk rugs and Turkmen carpet variants have recently incorporated other designs, such as modern artwork and photographs.
Saryk rugs are usually hand-knotted using natural dyes. They are woven on a vertical loom with a horizontal warp and vertical weft. The warp yarns are white or natural, and the weft yarns are coloured. The warp threads may be cotton, silk or wool and the weft threads are wool or a wool-cotton blend. Wool warp and weft threads are often combined in the weaving process.
- Various wool types are used in manufacturing Saryk rugs, including Karakul, Altai and Gobi sheep wool.
- Dyes used in Saryk rugs are natural and chemical-free.
- Saryk rugs are hand-knotted using traditional techniques handed down from generation to generation.
- Saryk rugs are woven on vertical looms with a horizontal warp and vertical weft. The warp yarns are white or natural, and the weft yarns are coloured.
Salor Rugs
A Salor Turkmen carpet is woven by hand in the Salor region of Western Turkmenistan. They are intertwined with the cotton warp's kilim technique (pile woven on weft).
- Each design is named after a local village and represents a specific ritual or celebration. The Salor Turkmen rugs are distinguished by their rich colour palettes, intricate designs, and dense pile.
- Each design is named after a local village and represents a specific ritual or celebration. The Salor Turkmen rugs are distinguished by their rich colour palettes, intricate designs, and dense pile.
- The colour palette of a Salor Turkmen rug, often dominated by bright shades of red, yellow, blue, green, brown, and ivory, is often vibrant in colour.
- The intricate design of Salor Turkmen rugs includes geometric motifs such as diamonds, rectangles, triangles, lozenges and floral motifs such as tulips, poppies and pomegranates.