Turkmen Tekke 2059

This beautifully preserved early 20th century Turkmen Tekke area rug features the classic allover small gul medallion pattern that is the defining visual identity of the Tekke tribe — the repeating octagonal forms, rendered in warm brick-red with medallions in navy, yellow, ivory, and soft pink, creating a composition of exceptional visual rhythm and cultural depth. Finely woven with a high knot density and natural vegetable dyes, this rug exemplifies the extraordinary material quality and geometric precision for which Tekke weavings are universally celebrated.

Turkmen rugs, woven by the nomadic and semi-nomadic tribal peoples of Central Asia — principally the Tekke, Yomut, Ersari, Saryk, and Salor — are among the most instantly recognizable and actively collected tribal textiles in the world. Distinguished by their deep, saturated crimson fields, their repeating octagonal gul medallions, their exceptionally fine high-density pile, and the extraordinary quality of their hand-spun and vegetable-dyed wool, Turkmen rugs combine geometric precision with a richness of material quality that has made them prized from the bazaars of Bukhara to the auction rooms of New York and London.

Dimensions: 3' 8" x 5' 3"

Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s

Place of Origin: Turkmenistan, Central Asia

Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation with organic vegetable dyes

Condition: Wear consistent with age and use

SKU: 2059