Both my friend and I are newbies to rugs. I am doing research to learn. He thinks he's quite knowledgeable.

My sister gave me this rug, that was given to her by her mother-in-law at least 20 years ago.

My sister thinks it's from Iran.

It looks handmade to me ... it has knots on both ends, no backing, same pattern on back... different types of textiles in the pile. (The white parts of it in the diamonds look like silkier/shinier threads vs. the blue areas of the pile.) Much about it looks handmade-ish, from what I've read - and I know my sisters mother-in-law and she did like to invest in quality when she was alive.

My friend said the pattern from the photo looks "wholesale chinese." I've no idea what that means.

Any thoughts on this rug? (Regrets that I don't have better photos.)

Thanks in advance! :)

Do you have any more pictures; maybe a close-up of the knots where it ties in the fringe. A photo of a back corner is good too because you can see how the sides are sewn.

Here is a photo showing the back of the rug and the fringe. Thanks! :)

Thanks - helpful information. That's interesting regarding price... $75 for a new 4x6 handmade rug of this type, lowest grade? Or would that be for a Used? ... What is the ballpark price for a new rug of this type, 4x6, highest grade - ?

RugPro,

For many years I never understood why, instead of the correct name of Turkmen people say Turkoman. This is the same as to call New York - Novel York.

The expression 'Turkoman' is derived from the Medieval Latin 'Turcomannus', which in turn (I believe) goes back to the Farsi(?) 'turkmen'. So it is less accurate then 'Turkmen'. Perhaps more like 'Nova York', then, this being the Latin for New York.

(Sorry, this is really off topic. Just looked it up myself a while ago, so thought some'd like to know.)

I looked up some Turkoman designs online ... as well as images of the Pakistani Bokara / Jaldar design. Just from what I can gather with online images --- this blue rug appears to be more similar to the Bokara / Jaldar designs vs. the Turkoman designs.

No, you rug is fake = Pakistan Bokhara rug. even a name is fake. Because the correct name of the city - Bukhara (as in the Uzbek language to be Bukhoro)

From the colours, the 'guls' (i.e. the repeated motives in the field), the fringe, the size of the rug.
The experts can explain the details.

wow. truly fascinating. this makes me want to go to ABC Carpet and check out their inventory. since I am new to rugs/carpets ... my perception was that *any* new handmade rug, with some sort of oriental and/or traditional type pattern -- was going to cost a mint ... or well, if not a mint... at least over $1,000. It's interesting to learn that this is not the case. That one could have a nice looking, natural fabric rug in their house that is handmade ---- and not have to settle for some synthetic thing from Target, if they would like to be in the $500 or less price range.