A small antique Ersari rug with a big personality! Despite the relatively small size of the rug, the weaver has designed three huge güls that fill the whole central space of the main field. The güls contain the characteristic three petaled flower motif used by the Ersari tribe. All the dyes are natural. The pile is low in placer but structuraly sound and with a long life ahead.
Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool
Size: 128×87 cms
Origin: Ersari tribes from Turkmenistan or Afghanistan
Date of weaving: 1920s
Ersari (Turkmen: Ärsary, where Er – brave man, master; sari – light, bright, yellow) are one of the major tribes of the Turkmen people of Central Asia and one of the five major tribes of the country of Turkmenistan. They live mainly in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.. Regarding their rugs and contrary to the custom of the other Turkmen, the Ersaris have no proper gul, or specific tribal motif.
Ersari carpets make more use of yellow than do rugs made by other tribes, and often, in backgrounds, two shades of blue blend or are merged with dark brown in a characteristic fashion.
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| Weight | 2.1 kg |
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