Antique Turkmen Yomut Rug oriental decor Shah Abbas I gave them

Shah Abbas I gave them as tribute to the Ottoman Court

Size: 225 x 88 cm | 7'4"x 2'10"

with intricate borders that frame the design without competing with it

The construction is dense and durable

Stock Number: BR3844

Antique Turkmen Yomut Rug oriental decor Shah Abbas I gave themThe Yomut are one of the five great Turkmen tribes, their weaving tradition inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This rug was woven by Yomut weavers in Turkmenistan, carrying a design vocabulary passed down through generations entirely from memory. What sets Yomut rugs apart from other Turkmen weaving is the guls are typically diamond or hexagonal in form, arranged in diagonal rows across the field, with intricate