Yomut juval, with nine classic juval guls between cruciform secondary guls, ivory main border with 'bat' motif which remains upright in both end and side borders, unusual skirt design, 83 x 118cm, sold.
Colours: ivory, black, dark blue, mid-blue, turquoise blue, mars violet, madder brown, madder red, flesh, synthetic red (very occasional detail eg- centre of border motifs)
Turkmen tribal rugs are a cetegory of oriental rugs and carpets which are avidly collected, especially in Germany.