A TEKKE KHALIK, TURKMENISTAN, CA. 1800

Early Tekke Main Carpet with White Ground Border 236 x 197 cm (7' 9" x 6' 6") Turkmenistan, ca. 1800 oder even earlier Condition: very good according to age, low pile in places, scattered small repair

Fine and early Tekke Torba 107 x 42 cm (3' 6" x 1' 5") Turkmenistan, ca. 1800 Condition: good, mostly good pile, left side incomplete, right side slightly incomplete, minor small repairs Warp: wool, w

Two Ersari Rug Fragments, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1800,. Largest: 2'9'' x 2'5'' (84 x 74 cm). Weight: 5 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. Private New England collection.

Early Karadashli Main Carpet 274 x 145 cm (9' x 4' 9") Turkmenistan, ca. 1800 or earlier Condition: good according to age, low pile, slightly incomplete all around, several professional restorations P

Saryk Chuval Fragment 63 x 52 cm (2' 1" x 1' 8") Turkmenistan, ca. 1800 Condition: fragment, scattered low pile, scattered small repairs Published: "The oriental rug collection of Jerome & Mary Jane S

Karadashli Main Carpet 305 x 152 cm (10' x 5') Turkmenistan, ca. 1800 or earlier Condition: used, low pile, several reweavings and repairs, clear age related signs of use, one small hole Provenance: S

Igdir Main Carpet Fragment 117 x 90 cm (3' 10" x 2' 11") Turkmenistan, ca. 1800 Condition: fragment, low pile in places, foundation partially visible, scattered old repairs, signs of use Warp: wool, w

Fragment of an Ersari Main Carpet 110 x 91 cm (3' 7" x 3') Turkmenistan, ca. 1800 Condition: fragment, low pile, foundation partially visible Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool

Tekke Ensi, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1875, 4'0'' x 4'7'' (122 x 140 cm). Weight: 8 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Tekke Rug, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1900, 3'7'' x 4'9'' (109 x 145 cm). Weight: 6 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Tekke Rug, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1900, 7'10'' x 9'4'' (239 x 284 cm). Weight: 30 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Fine Tekke Main Rug, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1850-1875, 7'1'' x 10'1'' (216 x 307 cm). Weight: 20 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. Small areas of pale blue silk. Philadelphia estate.

Tekke Main Rug, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1875, 7'0'' x 10'8'' (213 x 325 cm). Weight: 28 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Tekke Main Rug, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1900, 7'4'' x 11'3'' (224 x 343 cm). Weight: 28 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Tekke Wedding Rug, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1875, 3'7'' x 3'11'' (109 x 119 cm). Weight: 5 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Tekke Wedding Rug, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1875, 3'9'' x 4'3'' (114 x 130 cm). Weight: 6 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Tekke Ensi Rug, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1875, Size: 2'10'' x 3'10'' (86 x 117 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft. Provenance: Jack Cassin Collection.

Tekke Aina-Gul Torba, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1880, 2'3'' x 10'' (69 x 25 cm). Weight: 1 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Tekke Ensi Rug, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1880, 4'1'' x 4'7'' (124 x 140 cm). Weight: 8 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Tekke Ensi Rug, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1875, 3'9'' x 4'7'' (114 x 140 cm). Weight: 6 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Tekke Curled Leaf Chuval, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1880, 4'2'' x 2'3'' (127 x 69 cm). Weight: 3 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Tekke Mixed Weave Chuval, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1880, 3'8'' x 2'7'' (112 x 79 cm). Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft, cotton highlights.

Tekke Aina Gul Torba, Turkmenistan, Ca. 1875, 3'5'' x 1'4'' (104 x 41 cm). Original back. Weight: 2 lbs. Material: wool pile, wool warp, wool weft.

Ca. 1800, 76 x 75 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan Small-format knotted trappings of this kind are known as khalyks. Most of the surviving examples were woven by the Tekke tribe. On the day of the wed