Carpets Of Turkmenistan And Kyrgyzstan

But many carpet experts lament that turkmenistan is no.

Carpets of turkmenistan and kyrgyzstan.

Price range was 300 500 usd each. The carpet museum was selling similar sized carpets for more than 1 000 usd each. Former soviet republics of azerbaijan turkmenistan and kyrgyzstan were the leaders in the production of this now outdated luxury. I don t personally obsess about precise provenance anyway because the whole thing is a bit of a racket in every country just buy the carpet that looks the best to you personally.

Nowadays the shyrdak carpets are made in the provinces of naryn and issyk kul. Up to date shyrdak is one of the rarest kind of carpets weaving in kirgizia. They are presented to girls as a dowry for their wedding day. The emblem of turkmenistan is composed of an eight pointed green star the rub el hizb and displays an akhal teke horse centered in a blue disc.

In 2016 the trade turnover between kyrgyzstan and turkmenistan amounted to around 5 2 million which was 23 7 more compared to the statistics of last year. The kirgiz did not develop the carpet business to a commercial level they mainly weaved them for their own needs but this situation changed in the xix century and nowadays the kirgiz carpets are acquiring wide vogue throughout the world. Besides the carpet products include different bags torba hanging on the walls of the house or yurta for keeping small house things. Namazlik small carpets which earlier were used as under layers during the prayer and gapikilim ensi carpets of medium size for covering the entrance to the yurta.

New to this thread but in case this is still useful. For centuries the famous hand made carpets of central asia have been among the most important sources of income for rural turkmen families. Both are 3 square meters. The seller already had the necessary documents prepared and agreed to send the carpets via turkmenistan post for 100 usd each.

The carpets usually came with an average price tag of 200 rubles. The kyrgyz president visited to turkmenistan in november 2014 and the turkmen president visited bishkek in august 2015. I bought them in the gift store of the grand turkmen hotel. I have one from the early 1900 s and i have been trying to contact the right people in turkmenistan carpet ministry about it i think i will probably keep my mouth shut and just enjoy it.

The turkmen carpets by their use divided into khali carpets which were used as decorations of dwellings. Surrounding the horse on a band of red are five traditional carpet motifs representing the teke yomut arsary chowdur and saryk tribes. Among the most popular kinds of carpets are tush kyjiz shirdak piled rugs kurak chiy ala kyjiz.