Vintage Turkmen Ersari Rug afghan chobi the colours have already mellowed

the colours have already mellowed and the pile has settled into the kind of refinement that only natural dyes and fine wool together produce over time

botanical symbols and tribal motifs worked entirely from memory

The construction is dense and tightly woven

Size: 354 x 245 cm | 11'8" x 8'

Size: 227 x 133 cm | 7'5" x 4'5"

Vintage Turkmen Ersari Rug afghan chobi the colours have already mellowedThe Ersari are one of the largest of the Turkmen tribes, with weaving communities across northern Afghanistan carrying a tradition that stretches back centuries. Their rugs are immediately recognisable by the elephant's foot gul, a large bold octagonal medallion repeated in rows across the field. It is one of the most iconic motifs in all of Central Asian weaving, and the Ersari have made it their own. The palette is distinctly Ersari deep reds and