Ersari Prayer Rug

Ersari carpets make more use of yellow than do rugs made by other tribes and often in backgrounds two shades of blue blend or are merged with dark brown in a characteristic fashion.

Ersari 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. Old turkmen ersari ensi design rug n7. 34 x 56 handmade afghan ersari wool prayer rug wall decoration persian rug. They were skilled rug weavers and the example illustrated here is a rare and beautiful ersari prayer rug.

Wool 1z grey medium brown mix or light or dark red. Ask about this. Gul i badam almond blossom main border. Wool asymmetrical knot open to the right.

Antique caucasian chan karabagh prayer rug. Wool z2s grey medium brown mix. Ersari beshir prayer rug. Make offer old turkmen ersari ensi design rug n7.

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. 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. Antique ersari beshir prayer rug.

Ersari beshir prayer rug southeast turkmenistan mid nineteenth century. Delicately hand washed. 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. On request the antique knot s pages.

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.