Salor Main Carpet, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to Sothern Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Wool, silk, Rug: H. 127 1/4

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Salor Main Carpet, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to Sothern Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Wool, silk, Rug: H. 127 1/4 in. ( cm), Textiles-Rugs, The largest carpets created by Turkmen nomadic weavers, known as 'main' carpets, were used on the floors of Turkmen tent dwellings. They usually employed a series of small repeating medallions, known as gul, that varied in form according to the tribe of the weaver

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