Which tribes turn up most often?

Tekke, spelled tekke or teke, leads the archive, with the Merv and Akhal oases named repeatedly. Ersari of the middle Amu Darya and northern Afghanistan come next, taking in Beshir and Kizil Ayak, then Yomut of the trans-Caspian steppes. Beyond those, Salor, Saryk, Chodor, Arabachi, Igdyr, Goklen, Karadashli, Abdal and Karakalpak each appear only a handful of times. Arabachi and Abdal turn up once in a blue moon.

What is a chuval face?

A chuval is a large storage bag hung inside the yurt. The pile front is the decorated part, and the back is plain weave. Many chuvals and torbas reach the market as the face alone, separated from the back. Listings that keep the whole bag say so, with phrases like 'complete with plain weave back' or 'complete with backs and tassels'.

How old are these pieces?

The dated field spans 1750 to 1930, with the weight of it in the 1900s and 1880s, then the 1870s. The 1930s account for very few listings, so the form effectively stops there in this archive. A small number reach the 18th century, including a Salor chuval fragment and two Teke mafrash fragments from the Akhal and Merv oases. Everything else in the samples is 1800 or later.

Are Turkmen rugs always small?

No. Small and large sizes are close to evenly matched across the listings, and main carpets run to around 479 by 291 centimetres. The extremes go both ways. The oldest piece recorded in the samples is a fragment of 29 by 70 centimetres, and the largest single object is a yurt band stated at fifty feet long.

Do these weavings carry maker's names?

They don't. Attribution here is tribal and regional, given as Tekke, Ersari, Yomut, Salor and so on, sometimes with an oasis or river region attached. No workshops, weavers or retailers appear anywhere in this evidence. The design vocabulary, particularly the gul type, is what carries the attribution.

How often do these come up for sale?

Twenty-two dealers have listed in this category on Sellingantiques, and roughly seventy-two pieces come to market in a year. Supply is steady rather than occasional. Pairs are a regular feature: paired asmalyks, dizlyks, kaps, chuvals and torba faces. One listing pairs a main carpet with a matching runner, and another offered seventeen tribal salt bags as a single lot.

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Hand-knotted wool weavings from the Turkmen tribes of Central Asia, made on narrow looms for the yurt: storage bags, door rugs, camel trappings, dowry pieces and the big main carpet that floored the tent.

Antique Ersari Turkmen Ensi Rug, Excellent Colours, Circa 1870 or Earlier.

19th century

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Antique Ersari Turkmen Ensi Rug, Excellent Colours, Circa 1870 or Earlier.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£1,750

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Antique Turkmen Mafrash Fragment, Teke Tribes, Merv Oasis, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.

18th century

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Antique Turkmen Mafrash Fragment, Teke Tribes, Merv Oasis, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.

From Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

£1,250

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1900 - 1920

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Good Antique Tekke Turkman Carpet Rug

From Rams Head Antiques

£785

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Antique Kizil Ayak Turkmen Prayer Rug of Scarce Design, Circa 1900/20.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Kizil Ayak Turkmen Prayer Rug of Scarce Design, Circa 1900/20.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£450

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1900 - 1920

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Tekke Engsi

From Phil Bell Antique Rugs

£680

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Antique Afghan Ersari Carpet or Kelleh of Large Size and Excellent Colour, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Afghan Ersari Carpet or Kelleh of Large Size and Excellent Colour, Circa 1900.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£6,500

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Antique Yomut Turkmen Main Carpet with Kepse Gul Design, Circa 1870/80.

19th century

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Antique Yomut Turkmen Main Carpet with Kepse Gul Design, Circa 1870/80.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£7,500

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Antique Afghan Ersari Carpet, Warm Red Colour, Classic Design, Circa 1920.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Afghan Ersari Carpet, Warm Red Colour, Classic Design, Circa 1920.

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£2,500

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Finely Woven Antique Yomut Turkmen Chuval Rug. Great Wall Art.

19th century

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Finely Woven Antique Yomut Turkmen Chuval Rug. Great Wall Art.

From Country House and Eastern Interiors

£350

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Antique Tekke Turkman Carpet / Rug Emirate of Bukhara Late 19th Century

1900 - 1920

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Antique Tekke Turkman Carpet / Rug Emirate of Bukhara Late 19th Century

From Rams Head Antiques

£695

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Beyond Tekke, Yomut and Ersary, Sellingantiques listings name Salor, Saryk, Chodor, Arabachi, Igdyr, Goklen, Karadashli, Abdal and Karakalpak, each only a handful of times.

Antique Afghan Turkmen Carpet, Outstanding Hard Wearing Carpet, Circa 1920.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Afghan Turkmen Carpet, Outstanding Hard Wearing Carpet, Circa 1920.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£4,000

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Antique Ersari Turkmen 12 Gul Chuval, Good Condition and Colour, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Ersari Turkmen 12 Gul Chuval, Good Condition and Colour, Circa 1900.

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£1,500

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Antique Afghan Turkmen Carpet with Traditional Gul Design, Circa 1920.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Afghan Turkmen Carpet with Traditional Gul Design, Circa 1920.

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£3,500

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Antique Afghan Ersari Turkmen Main Carpet, Superb Condition and Colour, Circa 1890.

19th century

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Antique Afghan Ersari Turkmen Main Carpet, Superb Condition and Colour, Circa 1890.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£6,500

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1900 - 1920

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Fine Antique Turkman Yamut Rug

From Carse Antiques

£545

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Antique Yomut Turkmen Main Carpet with Dyrnak Gul Design, Circa 1870.

19th century

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Antique Yomut Turkmen Main Carpet with Dyrnak Gul Design, Circa 1870.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£7,500

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Antique Turkmen Rugs

Antique Ersari Turkmen Ensi Rug, Excellent Colours, Circa 1870 or Earlier.

Antique Turkmen Mafrash Fragment, Teke Tribes, Merv Oasis, Turkmenistan, Central Asia.

Good Antique Tekke Turkman Carpet Rug

Antique Kizil Ayak Turkmen Prayer Rug of Scarce Design, Circa 1900/20.

Tekke Engsi

Antique Afghan Ersari Carpet or Kelleh of Large Size and Excellent Colour, Circa 1900.

Antique Yomut Turkmen Main Carpet with Kepse Gul Design, Circa 1870/80.

Antique Afghan Ersari Carpet, Warm Red Colour, Classic Design, Circa 1920.

Finely Woven Antique Yomut Turkmen Chuval Rug. Great Wall Art.

Antique Tekke Turkman Carpet / Rug Emirate of Bukhara Late 19th Century

Antique Afghan Turkmen Carpet, Outstanding Hard Wearing Carpet, Circa 1920.

Antique Ersari Turkmen 12 Gul Chuval, Good Condition and Colour, Circa 1900.

Antique Afghan Turkmen Carpet with Traditional Gul Design, Circa 1920.

Antique Afghan Ersari Turkmen Main Carpet, Superb Condition and Colour, Circa 1890.

Fine Antique Turkman Yamut Rug

Antique Yomut Turkmen Main Carpet with Dyrnak Gul Design, Circa 1870.

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