Persian Turkoman Tekke Carpet

Turkoman carpet, Persia, circa 1950, vegetable dye wool pile on wool foundation. Made by Turkoman tribe that originated from central Asia. The design of this carpet is Tekke which is the sub Turkoman tribe. A few centuries back, almost all Turkmen rugs were produced by nomadic tribes almost entirely with locally-obtained materials, wool from the herds and vegetable dyes or other natural dyes from the land. They used geometrical designs that varied from tribe to tribe; most famous are the Yomut, Ersari, Saryk, Salor, and Tekke. Irregularities — considered part of the charm by many rug collectors — were fairly common since natural materials vary from batch to batch and woolen warp or weft may stretch, especially on a loom that is regularly folded up for transport and set up anew at another camp.