Turkmen Carpet or Turkmen Rug is one of the eastern rugs that woven in Turkmenistan.
Formerly the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic; capital Ashkhabad. Bordered by the Caspian Sea on the west, Iran on the south, Afghanistan on the southeast, and Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on the north and northeast. Turkmenistan is considered a part of Western Turkestan.[1]
| Turkmenistan Carpet | |
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| General information | |
| Name | Turkmen Carpet |
| Original name | فرش ترکمنستان، قالی ترکمنستان |
| Alternative name(s) | Turkmen Rug |
| Origin |  Turkmenistan |
| Technical information | |
| Common designs | Turkoman, Geometric |
| Common colors | Red |
References
- ↑ Stone, 2013, 289
Bibliography
- Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon: Tuttle.