VINTAGE BUKHARA HAND KNOTTED RUG, 4.10 X 9.11 (147cm x 302cm)

Made In: Pakistan – 26-708

Style: Bukhara Rug

Design: Tekke Guls

Exact Size: 4ft 10in x 9ft 11in, 24.4lbs (147cm x 302m, 11.1kg)

Weave: 100% Hand Knotted

Pile: Wool – Full

Foundation: Cotton

Field Color: Brick Red

Border Color: Sky Blue

$1,000.00

Condition/Description: This Bukhara Tekke rug was hand knotted in Pakistan of 100 percent natural wool on a cotton foundation. This rug is 60+ years old, has full wool piles and is in excellent condition for its age. Unlike the more commonly encountered monochromatic Bukhara rugs, this rug is distinguished by its striking powder blue main border, beautifully framing the rich crimson field and creating dramatic visual contrast. The repeating rows of meticulously drawn elephant-foot (Tekke gul) medallions are executed with crisp precision, while intricate geometric guard borders and traditional tribal motifs lend remarkable depth and character. This rug was acquired from an established rug merchant. Clean and ready to be enjoyed. THIS RUG LIFE OFFERS FLAT RATE SHIPPING OF $100.00 FOR THIS RUG WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Flat rate shipping is billed separately after the invoice has been paid.

Bukhara Tekke Rugs are the floor covering woven by the Tekke Turkmen, who are the major population group of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. Although elements of the tribe still migrated with their flocks until the Soviet era, most of them were sedentary during the 20th century. Their rugs are the most easily identifiable among the Turkmen, as the quartered gul (characteristic motif) of their larger carpets has become something of a trademark of the tribe and has frequently been copied in other rug-weaving areas. Tekke rugs almost always show various shades of red as a field color and are all wool except for patches of pink silk on some of the earlier pieces. The best of them are the most finely woven of Turkmen rugs, with short pile and lustrous, soft wool.