Ersari Prayer Rug

Wool 2 cords of two cords each overcast brown and red not original.

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. They were skilled rug weavers and the example illustrated here is a rare and beautiful ersari prayer rug. Ersari beshir prayer rug southeast turkmenistan mid nineteenth century. Make offer old turkmen ersari ensi design rug n7.

Make offer 34 x 56 handmade afghan ersari wool prayer rug wall decoration persian rug. Wool asymmetrical knot open to the right. Antique ersari beshir prayer rug. 2nd half 19th century.

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. On request the antique knot s pages. 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. Density 6 7h and 7 8v.

Wool z2s grey medium brown mix. Gul i badam almond blossom main border. 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. Ersari beshir prayer rug.

Old turkmen ersari ensi design rug n7. Ask about this. Wool 1z grey medium brown mix or light or dark red. 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.

Antique caucasian chan karabagh prayer rug.