Carpets Of Turkmenistan And Kyrgyzstan

Nowadays the shyrdak carpets are made in the provinces of naryn and issyk kul.

Carpets of turkmenistan and kyrgyzstan.

The carpets usually came with an average price tag of 200 rubles. 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. 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. For centuries the famous hand made carpets of central asia have been among the most important sources of income for rural turkmen families.

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. Among the most popular kinds of carpets are tush kyjiz shirdak piled rugs kurak chiy ala kyjiz. They are presented to girls as a dowry for their wedding day. Up to date shyrdak is one of the rarest kind of carpets weaving in kirgizia.

Besides the carpet products include different bags torba hanging on the walls of the house or yurta for keeping small house things. I just came upon your hilarious tale of woe and your carpets from turkmenistan. The seller already had the necessary documents prepared and agreed to send the carpets via turkmenistan post for 100 usd each. Price range was 300 500 usd each.

Sacks chuval maprach for keeping dresses linen and other things. 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. Surrounding the horse on a band of red are five traditional carpet motifs representing the teke yomut arsary chowdur and saryk tribes. The turkmen carpets by their use divided into khali carpets which were used as decorations of dwellings.

The kyrgyz president visited to turkmenistan in november 2014 and the turkmen president visited bishkek in august 2015. 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. I bought them in the gift store of the grand turkmen hotel. 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.

But many carpet experts lament that turkmenistan is no. The carpet museum was selling similar sized carpets for more than 1 000 usd each. New to this thread but in case this is still useful.