Turkmen Rugs

Gushly G� "Gushly Göl
The genuine name of the main Teke göl

Sotheby's Azerbaijan carpet, South Caucasus/Northwest Persia

Salyr Main Carpet

The Langauer Salyr Turkmen Main Carpet

The Thompson Saryk Turkmen Main Carpet

Ersary Main Carpet 2

Tall Gol Teke Main carpet

Cocoon Arabachy Chuval
The Gushly Göl
The breakup of the Oguz Turk confederation dates back for about for over 700 years. Therefore when we see shared design attributes we know that the design predates the point at which the split occured. The three main Ohguz groups can best be defined by language group. The primary Oguz descendents are the Norther Azeri, the southern Azeri, and the Turkmen. So when we see the design in both the Azeri groups and the Turkmen groups we know it is an Oguz design.

Take for example the rug illustrated as plate 33 in Mackie, Louise & Thompson, Jon. Turkmen a 18th c. or earlier Turkish rug stolen from the Great Mosque in Divrigi mosque in Turkey (now believed to be in an English collection). This rug has a gul that bears a marked resemblence to the Gushly Göl/Teke Göl. So if these shared characteristics occur in Central Asia and in Turkey then it stands to reason that the Göl is a Turkmen Göl that predates the Ersari/Azeri (Saljuk/Saltuq) split in the 13th century.

Gushly Göl
The Gushly Göl (trade name - Gulli Gul) is the primary main carpet Göl of the Ersary Confederation including the breakaway Salyr and it's offshoots including the Saryk and Teke.

This page is part of a cooperative project with Seyitguly Batyrov of Turkmen Carpets Online to give a proper spelling of common Turkmen terms used in describing rugs."

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Guide to Turkmen Namazlyk - Prayer Rugs




Teke Embroidered Chyrpy lot 1
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Arsary

Mid 19th Century Arsary Salyr Turkmen Ensi @ a-bey
Arsary Germech From Haliden
Arsary 6ft. 3in. by 3ft. 6in. camel bag lot 41
Arsary 3ft. 5in. by 5ft. Chuval lot 52
Arsary Torba mid-19th century lot 51
tribalsource Arsary Beshir Prayer Rug, Central Asia Middle Amu Darya Region 19th century
Arsary Chyrpy From Cocoon
Chowdur

Chowdur Örtmen Chuval lot 34
Chowdur Örtmen Chuval circa 1890 lot 36
Teke

Teke Embroidered Chyrpy lot 1
Teke Main Carpet lot 20 circa 1880
1 Meter Square Teke Rug lot 18 mid-19th century Lot 18
Teke torba, circa 1890 Lot 40
Teke Chuval, circa 1890 Lot 35
Yomut

Yomut Chuval, last quarter 19th century
Offset knotted Yomut Asmalyk From Haliden
Yomut Odshak Bashi 2nd half 19th c.
Yomut striped carpet 19th c.
Yomut Ensi early 19th century
Saryk

Saryk Germech From Galerie Arabesque and Michael Craycraft


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Guide to Turkmen Namazlyk - Prayer Rugs: "Beshir Prayer Rugs
The Beshir fall under the Arsary/Ersari confederation which split from the Salor dominated Turkmen confederation at a point after the foundation of the Janid dynasty and certainly no later than early in the Manghit dynasty. The Arsary are the eastern Turkmen who moved into the areas of the Khanates of Bukhara and Balkh. In the time that time Nadir Shah of Persia conquered Bukhara in 1740 and the Manghit Uzbeks took over the Khanate after the death of nadir shah in 1747 a clear split emerged between the western Turkmen in the Khanate of Khiva and those to the east. The Western Turkmen included the Salor/Salyr which still included the Saryk and the Teke/Tekke as well as the Yomut and Chowdur. To the east were the Arsary/Ersari who were in a separate market from their western cousins and subsequently developed a different esthetic. In this group are the Beshir who weave a significantly different style rug than those to the west.

Beshir Prayer Rug Mid 19th Century

"The best Beshir prayer rug ", lot 55

Beshir or Kizil Ajak Prayer Rug late eighteenth - early nineteenth century

Sotheby's Beshir 3 Arch Prayer Rug

Nagel A rare Ersari prayer rug Late 19th C. Lot 42"

An Unusual Saryk Carpet: "An Unusual Saryk Carpet in the Islamisches Museum, Berlin

by Robert Pinner
This article originally appeared in OCTS , Vol. 1 (an ICOC publication)
Although Turkmen rugs have been studied for longer and rather more comprehensively than most post-classical carpets, many are difficult to attribute. Some, and this includes groups of smaller rugs as well as individual examples, possess too many features which set them apart from the established types, others possess too few, and hover on the border line between apparently well known groups. The archaic carpet fragment in the Islamisches Museum in Berlin (inv. no. 17255, Figure 1) falls into the latter category. "

An Unusual Saryk Carpet: "An Unusual Saryk Carpet in the Islamisches Museum, Berlin

by Robert Pinner
This article originally appeared in OCTS , Vol. 1 (an ICOC publication)"

Sotheby's Tekke Embroidered Asmalyk: "A Tekke Embroibered Asmalyk, WEST TURKESTAN,
New York 4,000�6,000 USD Session 1
03 Dec 02 10:15 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 5,378 USD

MEASUREMENTS
approximately 2ft. 10in. by 4ft. 11in. (0.86 by 1.50m.)

DESCRIPTION
mid-19th century original applied outer border with multi-colored tassels, losses to silk embroidery, fabric backed,

Embroidered asmalyks such as this were made by a Turkmen bride to adorn the litter for the camel on which she rode during the wedding procession. For related examples please refer to Turkmen and Antique Carpets from the Collection of Dr. Jon Thompson, Sotheby's New York, December 16, 1993, lot 1; Franses, M., 'Embroidered Tekke Asmalyk,' Pinner, R. and Franses, M., eds., Turkoman Studies I, London, 1980, pp. 164-171, figs. 356 and 351, p. 264, pls. XVII and XVIII and p. 268, pl. XXVIII. "

The W&W Small Tekke Turkmen rug: "Tekke Turkmen rug,
Turkmenistan about 1900,
4ft. 9in. x 3ft. 6in. 1. 45m. x 1.07m.

JBOC Notes: I have a thought that I am working on that the use of a Tappet guard border is an indication of a Persian origin. "

1 Meter Square Teke Rug lot 18 mid-19th century: "1 Meter Square Teke Rug lot 18 mid-19th century

Country of Origin: Turkmenistan
Date of Origin mid-19th century
Use: rug
JBOC Comments: Unusual rug in several ways, the size is less common, the pattern is rare and the color unusual. This format is gennerally thought to be the wedding masnad for the bride to sit upon in her litter.
Auction Catalogue Description:
Sotheby's Auctions � Carpets � lot 18

Sale N07977
A TEKKE RUG, WEST TURKESTAN,
New York 5,000�7,000 USD Session 1
02 Apr 04 10:15 AM
MEASUREMENTS
approximately 3ft. 3in. by 3ft. 11in. (0.99 by 1.19m.)
DESCRIPTION
DATE OF OBJECT
mid-19th century
PUBLISHED CONDITION NOTE
rejoined tears with fabric glued to reverse, foldwear, losses to ends, sides later overcast, cobbled repairs, "

The Allen Tekke Main Carpet: "The Allen Tekke Main Carpet
This deep vibrant red Tekke Mainis woven at more than 200 knots per sq. in. It is so flexible one can pull it up from a hardwood floor like a towel. One hole repaired in center small bite out of one side but in general full pile and a rare wonderful Turkmen main carpet. A person could wear this rug.
James Allen"

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Notes on the Aija Blitte Collection Torba: "The Aija Blitte Collection torba
I was a bit surprised to see this on Hali.com:
'Turkmen 'eagle-g?l' group I torba or trapping (detail), late 18th or early 19th century. Approx. 1.20 x 0.60m (4'0'' x 2'0'').Aija Blitte Collection, Washington DC (International Hajji Baba Society)'
This piece is very familiar to me, it has been shown around town extensively. I would not have thought it that old. As a lucky find this was charming but 'late 18th or early 19th' in Hali? What this really points to is the ongoing conundrum in the study of Oriental rugs. Older rugs tend to 'better' so some extrapolate that a better piece is older. The Blitte Collection piece is a nice piece. Must we then date it early on the basis of quality. I suggest not. There is no reason why such a nice piece could not be 100 years latter. Why not 'late 19th or early 20th'? Why not in deed?"

[Turkmenistan.ru : English version]: "TURKMEN CRAFTSWOMEN WEAVE CARPETS FOR LARGEST MOSQUE IN CENTRAL ASIA

French company Bouygues Batiman, a general contractor of construction of a mosque near Ashgabat, which is slated to become the largest one in the Central Asian region, has placed a big order with Turkmen carpet weavers.

Turkmen craftswomen are to weave 7200 m2 of carpets for the mosque, being built in the home village of President of state Saparmurat Niyazov, Kipchak. It is to be completed by next October.

As the Ashgabat correspondent of Turkmenistan.ru was told in the state stock corporation Turkmenkhaly, ornamental carpets, carpet runners and namazlyks (rugs for prayers), varying from 0,68 to 6,16 m2 in size, are to be woven. An octagonal carpet-giant (215 m2) with the traditional Akhal ornament will become a true adornment of the mosque. According to specialists of Turkmenkhaly this carpet will become one of the most unique works ever made by Turkmen craftswomen. "

Turkmen Carpets Online - Order: "We take special orders to weave replicas (masterful copies) of new and antique Turkmen rugs according to your concrete specifications (color, size, design, dyes, etc.). Our professional artist will draw a knot-by-knot sketch of the rug that we will send you for evaluation. Please note that we will request 50 % pre-payment. I recommend you purchase a couple of rugs for evaluation before you file a special order with us. Moreover, I will send naturally/vegetally or chemically dyed wool samples along with the carpet, so that you will be able to choose the colors/dyes of the future carpet."

Chyrpy (not cherpi or chirpi): "www.SW-Asia.com More Notes by Barry O'Connell
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Chyrpy (not cherpi or chirpi)"