Yomut juval, with nine classic juval guls between cruciform secondary guls, sygra main border flanked by unusual gotshak minor borders, tree form elem skirt intersperced with serrated ashik motifs, 80 x 130cm, sold.

A well conceived design balance containing strongly drawn motifs with good colour combinations, on a dark brown ground- contains synthetic colours. This rug has probably 'got' damp at some point and will 'tear' if put unter excessive strain, nb -tear in upper end (above top right gul)- hence price (but still a useful collector's item)!
Turkmen tribal rugs are a cetegory of oriental rugs and carpets which are avidly collected, especially in Germany.