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ANTIQUE #SA1220854

Antique Turkmen Wedding Rug, Teke Tribes, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.

£1,200    $1,603    €1,403
Small, square Turkmen rugs were often made as wedding rugs i.e. for the bride and groom to stand on at their wedding ceremony and take their marriage vows. They were finely knotted and prized possessions, never intended for sale.
 
This charming little wedding rug was made by Teke tibes in Turkmenistan during the last quarter of the nineteenth century and comprises four vertical rows of eight Teke ''guls'' (tribal crests). The rug is in very good overall condition bar a few very tiny old repairs, and is complete with decorated ''elems'' or skirts each end.
 
Size: 1.02 x 0.97m (3'' 4'' x 3'' 2'').
 
Viewing by appointment only.
 
Internal Reference: BM7
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1220854
Dateline of this antique is 1880
Height is 102cm (40.2inches)
Width is 97cm (38.2inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA1220854 shown on this page was made in 1880. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1880
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the Near East and Central Asia since 1979.
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
Tel: 01451 824 447 or
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