Vintage Turkmen Tekke Rug Maimana Stock Number: BR2376

Stock Number: BR2376

Size: 294 x 102 cm | 9'8" x 3'4"

Slight distortions in the shape and shifts in tone across the field are part of how the rug was made

which is why the colours in a Maimana kilim stay rich and true over decades of use

Vintage Turkmen Tekke Rug Maimana Stock Number: BR2376The 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