Vintage Turkish Anatolian Runner afghan rugs from the pile to the

from the pile to the foundation

with hand-spun wool pile woven directly onto it

This rug is produced by the Turkmen tribes who are the main ethnic group in Turkmenistan and are also found in Afghanistan

What distinguishes Mashad technically is the knotting

Vintage Turkish Anatolian Runner afghan rugs from the pile to theThis rug comes from Turkey, one of the oldest and most varied rug weaving traditions in the world. Turkish weaving spans an enormous range, from the refined city workshops of Istanbul and Hereke to the bold tribal rugs of the Anatolian villages and nomadic Kurdish weavers working across the mountainous interior. What unites them is a directness of design and a structural solidity that is distinctly Turkish. Turkish rugs are hand knotted using the