Vintage Turkmen Ersari Rug afghan chobi The construction is dense and

The construction is dense and tightly woven

Size: 195 x 150 cm | 9'3" x 4'9"

the colours have already mellowed and the pile has settled into the kind of refinement that only natural dyes and fine wool together produce over time

resolve with greater precision and sharpness

Stock Number: BR2074

Vintage Turkmen Ersari Rug afghan chobi The construction is dense andThe Ersari are one of the largest of the Turkmen tribes, with weaving communities across northern Afghanistan carrying a tradition that stretches back centuries. Their rugs are immediately recognisable by the elephant's foot gul, a large bold octagonal medallion repeated in rows across the field. It is one of the most iconic motifs in all of Central Asian weaving, and the Ersari have made it their own. The palette is distinctly Ersari deep reds and