| ...two major rug producing areas in central asia are the caucasian and turkoman
regions, which are justifiably famous for the high quality weaves of their
nomadic tribes. the caucasus is a difficult mountain area between the caspian
and black seas and, although the region now belongs to the ussr, it has been
home to many different tribes from turkey, armenia and persia, all of which have
co... |
| ...e bokhara pattern of kashmir where they are often called the 'lucky elephant's foot'. background colors can also be found in navy blue, black or a series of beiges. these are sometimes referred to as caucasian carpets.
turkoman rugs have small, repeating geometric designs and are normally fine quality. the elephant foot and octagonal 'gul' motifs tend to look best in smaller sizes that make the m... |
| ...The often derided name for Caucasian type rugs made in Chechnia and Dagistan... |
| ...A stepped-hook polygon motif named after the 15th century Flemish artist Hans Memling, who used rugs with this motif in many of his paintings.These guls are used in Caucasian, Turkish and northwest Persian rugs... |