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

Name: Antique Turkmen Wedding Rug, Teke Tribes, Akhal Oasis, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA703414
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Description

This little Teke Turkmen wedding rug was made in the Akhal Oasis during the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

Wedding rugs were made, as the name implies, specifically for the marriage ceremony, on which the bride and groom would stand and take their wedding vows. These small square wedding rugs were highly-prized possessions, never intended for commercial sale, and some of the finest weaving went into these special rugs.

This rug contains four vertical rows of seven small 'chuval' guls or Teke tribal crests highlighted in cochineal, on a stunning madder-red ground, complete with beautiful full 'elems' (skirts) at each end and finished off with plain-weave. The rug is in excellent overall condition.

Size: 1.22m x 1.12m (4' 0" x 3' 8").

Physical Dimensions

Height

122cm (48.03")

Width

112cm (44.09")

Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA703414

Dealers Internal Reference

BM/NH

Dealers Notes

Viewing by appointment only.

Description

This little Teke Turkmen wedding rug was made in the Akhal Oasis during the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

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Wedding rugs were made, as the name implies, specifically for the marriage ceremony, on which the bride and groom would stand and take their wedding vows.

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

These small square wedding rugs were highly-prized possessions, never intended for commercial sale, and some of the finest weaving went into these special rugs.

fig 1. Antique Turkmen Wedding Rug, Teke Tribes, Akhal Oasis, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.

This rug contains four vertical rows of seven small 'chuval' guls or Teke tribal crests highlighted in cochineal, on a stunning madder-red ground, complete with beautiful full 'elems' (skirts) at each end and finished off with plain-weave. The rug is in excellent overall condition.

Size: 1.22m x 1.12m (4' 0" x 3' 8").