Salor Main Carpet, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed to Sothern Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Wool, silk, Rug: H. 127 1/4 in. (323.2 cm), Textiles-Rugs, The largest carpets created by Turkmen nomadic weavers, known as 'main' carpets, were used on the floors of Turkmen tent dwellings. They usually employed a series of small repeating medallions, known as gul, that varied in form according to the tribe of the weaver
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Salor Main Carpet, late 18th–early 19th century, Attributed, Sothern Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Wool, silk, Rug, H, 127 1/4, 323.2 cm, Textiles-Rugs, largest, carpets, created, Turkmen nomadic, weavers, main, floors, tent, dwellings, usually employed, series, small repeating, medallions, gul, varied, form according, tribe, weaver
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