{"title":"40-50 years","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"bokhara-afghanistan-206x297cm-sku6","title":"Vintage Afghan Bokhara Wool Rug, Turkoman Gul, 1980","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage hand-knotted Afghan Bokhara, also called Turkoman. Woven about 1980. Size 297 × 206 cm. 100% wool, vegetable dyes, high knot density.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the wool is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurkoman families have used sheep’s wool for generations. Tight pile holds dye in the yarn so the red stays rich. High knot density keeps each small gul sharp on a large field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the design is in the real world\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gul carpet. A gul is the Turkoman emblem, an octagon or diamond of hooks, like a family seal. Rows of guls on a madder-red field are many houses, many hearths. The border of hanging vines and running guards is the edge of camp. A large room rug for gathering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the design is in the inner world\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach gul is belonging. Hooks are protection. Red is life and celebration. Navy inside the guls is night. Repeated down the field, the gul becomes a garden of families, not one flower in the middle. Order, tribe, a guarded home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it mattered to weavers and the culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurkoman weavers kept the gul so a rug could be read across generations. Repeating it evenly on a piece this size is discipline and pride. The gul is identity woven into daily floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of a kind. Free worldwide shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rug Bureau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47663391441052,"sku":"6","price":3499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/9468\/3804\/files\/f536979e-62d6-466b-a9bd-1ece6448d169.webp?v=1789979624"},{"product_id":"bokhara-afghanistan-206x297cm-sku1","title":"Vintage Afghan Bokhara (Turkmen) hand-knotted rug, 297 × 206 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage hand knotted Afghan Bokhara rug, also called Turkmen or Bokhara after the historic trading city. Woven in Afghanistan around 1980. Size 297 × 206 cm (approx. 9 ft 9 in × 6 ft 9 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it is made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a hand knotted pile rug: each knot is tied by hand onto the warp, then the weft is packed, and the pile is sheared. A piece this size is weeks to months of work, not a machine pass. 100% wool pile on a sturdy foundation. Wool gives a soft hand, natural insulation, and long wear. Vegetable dyes were used for the red field and the dark guls. Plant dyes age in a living way. Slight variation in the red is normal and part of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe repeating octagonal medallions are the classic Turkmen gul, often called the elephant foot gul in the trade. They are tribal emblems, not random decoration. Each gul type is linked to a Turkmen group and was used on main carpets that showed household identity. The deep red field with navy and rust guls, multiple geometric borders, and short ivory fringe is the look dealers mean by Afghan Bokhara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho made this tradition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurkmen weavers, historically women in family workshops across the Turkmen regions of Afghanistan and neighbouring areas, knotted these carpets for the home and for trade along routes through Bokhara. The same gul language appears on chuvals and main carpets. This 1980s Afghan example continues that workshop tradition: wool, hand knots, tribal geometry, vegetable colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent vintage condition. Pile looks unused. Strong colour. Not a newly made rug. About 45 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin for customs: Afghanistan. Handmade wool pile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips rolled from Bangkok. One of a kind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rug Bureau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47663746089116,"sku":"1","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/9468\/3804\/files\/9defc9ca-a149-4149-9fe7-e4ca387e9ccd.webp?v=1790084761"}],"url":"https:\/\/rugbureau.com\/collections\/age-40-50-years.oembed","provider":"RugBureau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}