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420. A Turkoman Tekke Carpet, 19th Century

The central field woven with three rows of traditional large guls alternating with smaller guls, inside various borders woven with traditional Turkoman patterning, all in dark red, white, navy, hunter green, and marigold. Wool pile on wool warp. 44" x 54".

Note: Gul means "flower" in Persian. The varying shapes and designs of guls usually reflect a tribal origin.

1,000/2,000     SOLD: $690.00

Condition: some unravelling on both warp ends, some type of rubber glue has been applied on the back along warp ends to secure and prevent further unravelling, pile very worn, otherwise very good.