Turkoman Rugs

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Over 1000 years ago the tribes of Turkmenistan formed the tribes we know today. The rugs become a way we can look into their history and culture.
10 years ago most old Turkmen rugs were estimated to have been woven circa 1875. This was safe but as the late Harold Keshishian used to say, "They can't all be from 1875". Early pioneers like Jim Allen o Chattanooga Tn using c14 results dated rugs far earlier. Now we regularly see Turkmen rugs dated far more realistically.

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Turkmen Rugs: Read White First
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I have enjoyed the study of Oriental Rugs for years. I am not really in the rug business but it relaxes me to study and write about rugs. For years I... more »

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