Ersari Prayer Rug

Wool asymmetrical knot open to the right.

Ersari prayer rug.

Delicately hand washed. On request the antique knot s pages. Old turkmen ersari ensi design rug n7. Wool z2s grey medium brown mix.

Antique caucasian chan karabagh prayer rug. Prayer rugs differ from those of the other turkmen in having frank prayer niche designs the arch to indicate the direction of mecca the holy city constricted. They were skilled rug weavers and the example illustrated here is a rare and beautiful ersari prayer rug. 34 x 56 handmade afghan ersari wool prayer rug wall decoration persian rug.

Antique ersari beshir prayer rug. Make offer old turkmen ersari ensi design rug n7. Ersari beshir prayer rug southeast turkmenistan mid nineteenth century. Density 6 7h and 7 8v.

1 65 by 1 04 m this piece has a strong similarity to a 19th century ladik prayer rug at the skinners sale december 5 1998 published in hali 101 page 72. 2nd half 19th century. Wool 1z grey medium brown mix or light or dark red. Wool 2 cords of two cords each overcast brown and red not original.

In the nineteenth century the nomadic ersari a turkoman tribe occupied land on both sides of the oxus river which forms part of the boundary between afghanistan tajikistan uzbekistan and turkmeninstan. Gul i badam almond blossom main border. Ersari beshir prayer rug. Ask about this.

A ladik prayer rug central anatolia mid 19th century oxidized browns one partially rewoven end guard border the other original small reweave approximately 5 ft.