Ersari Prayer Rug

Antique ersari beshir prayer rug.

Ersari prayer rug. Gul i badam almond blossom main border. Wool 2 cords of two cords each overcast brown and red not original. Old turkmen ersari ensi design rug n7. Make offer 34 x 56 handmade afghan ersari wool prayer rug wall decoration persian rug.

On request the antique knot s pages. Wool asymmetrical knot open to the right. Ersari beshir prayer rug southeast turkmenistan mid nineteenth century. Density 6 7h and 7 8v.

Charming early 20th century afghan ersari prayer rug located in chicago il a charming early 20th century afghan ersari prayer rug with three octagonal medallions on a crimson background with geometric patterned halos amidst a field of stylized flowers. 2nd half 19th century. Make offer old turkmen ersari ensi design rug n7. Wool z2s grey medium brown mix.

Antique caucasian chan karabagh prayer rug. 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. Wool 1z grey medium brown mix or light or dark red. Delicately hand washed.

They were skilled rug weavers and the example illustrated here is a rare and beautiful ersari 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. 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. 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.

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