Vintage Turkmen Engsi Rug hand-woven kilim sitting at the crossroads of

sitting at the crossroads of the Silk Road where Chinese

Size: 128 x 81 cm | 4'3" x 2'8"

Size: 235 x 170 cm | 7'9" x 5'8"

Stock Number: B64

Tabriz weavers were commissioned to produce rugs for royal palaces and important holy sites

Vintage Turkmen Engsi Rug hand-woven kilim sitting at the crossroads ofThe Tekke are the largest and most powerful of the Turkmen tribes, and their rugs are considered among the finest examples of Turkmen weaving. For centuries they lived as nomadic pastoralists across the steppes of Central Asia, and the rug was central to that life, woven on portable looms, carried between camps, and used for everything from floor coverings to tent decorations. The craft was passed entirely through women, mother to daughter, generation