Antique Turkmen Tekke Rug handwoven wool Stock Number: BR1640

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Antique Turkmen Tekke Rug handwoven wool Stock Number: BR1640The Tekke are the largest and most powerful of the Turkmen tribes, and their rugs are considered among the finest examples of Turkmen weaving. For centuries they lived as nomadic pastoralists across the steppes of Central Asia, and the rug was central to that life, woven on portable looms, carried between camps, and used for everything from floor coverings to tent decorations. The craft was passed entirely through women, mother to daughter, generation

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