AFGHAN TURKMEN BOKHARA WOOL RUG - CIRCA 1970-1990

A SUBSTANTIAL HAND-KNOTTED WOOL RUG IN THE TRADITIONAL TURKMEN BOKHARA STYLE, CHARACTERISTIC OF AFGHAN PRODUCTION FROM THE LATE 20TH CENTURY. THE RUG FEATURES A RICH CRIMSON-RED FIELD WITH A REPEATING PATTERN OF GEOMETRIC MEDALLIONS IN NAVY BLUE AND BURGUNDY, ARRANGED IN A STRUCTURED GRID FORMATION ACROSS THE FIELD. THE DESIGN INCORPORATES TRADITIONAL TURKMEN MOTIFS INCLUDING STYLISED OCTAGONAL GULS (FLOWER FORMS) WITH INTRICATE GEOMETRIC BORDERS AND SECONDARY PATTERNING THROUGHOUT.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: HAND-KNOTTED WOOL THROUGHOUT
- DYES: NATURAL VEGETABLE DYES, EVIDENT IN THE DEPTH AND VARIATION OF COLOUR SATURATION
- KNOT DENSITY: MEDIUM TO HEAVY PILE CONSISTENT WITH TURKMEN PRODUCTION STANDARDS
- FRINGE: ORIGINAL CREAM-COLOURED WOOL FRINGE INTACT TO ALL FOUR EDGES

DESIGN AND PATTERN:
THE FIELD DISPLAYS A TRADITIONAL BOKHARA LAYOUT WITH REPEATING OCTAGONAL MEDALLIONS ARRANGED IN COLUMNS ACROSS A DEEP CRIMSON GROUND. THE MEDALLIONS FEATURE INTRICATE GEOMETRIC DETAILING IN NAVY, BURGUNDY, AND CREAM TONES. A COMPLEX BORDER SYSTEM FRAMES THE FIELD, WITH MULTIPLE GUARD STRIPES AND A PRIMARY BORDER BAND CONTAINING GEOMETRIC AND FLORAL MOTIFS. THE OVERALL DESIGN DEMONSTRATES THE CHARACTERISTIC SYMMETRY AND PRECISION OF AFGHAN TURKMEN WEAVING TRADITIONS.

DIMENSIONS:
- WIDTH: 200 CM
- DEPTH: 300 CM
- APPROXIMATE AREA: 6 SQUARE METRES

CONDITION: GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE PILE SHOWS EVEN WEAR ACROSS THE FIELD WITH NO SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF DAMAGE. COLOUR REMAINS VIBRANT AND TRUE THROUGHOUT, INDICATING QUALITY NATURAL DYES. THE FRINGE IS COMPLETE AND ORIGINAL. NO REPAIRS, PATCHES, OR RESTORATION WORK IS EVIDENT. MINOR SURFACE DUST IS PRESENT AND WOULD BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONAL CLEANING, WHICH IS TYPICAL FOR RUGS OF THIS AGE AND USE HISTORY.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO DOCUMENTATION OF ORIGIN OR PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP AVAILABLE.

AFGHAN TURKMEN BOKHARA RUGS OF THIS SIZE AND QUALITY REPRESENT EXCELLENT VALUE IN THE CURRENT MARKET. SIMILAR EXAMPLES HAVE ACHIEVED $800 TO $1,600 AT REGIONAL AUSTRALIAN AUCTIONS IN RECENT YEARS, DEPENDING ON CONDITION AND SIZE.

DIMENSIONS: L 165 X W 255

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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