Antique Turkmen Tekke Rug terracotta Chobi rugs first emerged in

Chobi rugs first emerged in Northern Afghanistan during the 1990s as a more refined expression of the region's long-established weaving traditions

Size: 160 x 125 cm | 5'3" x 4'1"

Stock Number: BR2057

Size: 480 x 80 cm | 15'9" x 2'7"

and various borders

Antique Turkmen Tekke Rug terracotta Chobi rugs first emerged inThe 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