All three rugs are Persian Turkeman, with cotton foundation, wool pile, and perhaps around 40 years old. The term “Turkeman” refers to a large tribe scattered around Golestan and Khorasan provinces in North Eastern Iran. Even though rugs of patterns similar to Bokhara and Afghan are woven by Turkemans, they have produced some of the most unique pieces of Persian rugs for many centuries. Patterns are repeated and geometric diamond-shaped motifs. Colors of deep red, dark blue, brown, green, and ivory are the most common in Turkeman rugs. Natural dyes are used in most of older pieces, and chemical dyes in newer ones. Turkeman rugs come in sizes as large as 9 by 12 feet, but smaller sizes and hall runners are more common.
