Turkmen Tekke ensi rug (144 x 132cm)

144 x 132cm  //  4ft 9" x 4ft 3"

In Turkmen culture ' Ensi ' rugs served as a door entrance covering for the yurt felt tent marked by its directional design.  After Moscivite and English contact these became made commercially made for the bazaar of which this later example is included.

• early 20th cent

Ref. 15521 SC