A deep madder-red field carries this hand-knotted rug, covered in the all-over diamond lattice of the Saryk Turkmen — interlocking rows of small hooked combs and serrated diamonds in gold, ivory and black, locked edge to edge across the glowing red ground. A broad skirt (elem) panel of bold hooked palmettes finishes one end, the traditional close of a Turkmen weaving. The endless, disciplined repeat is the whole design.
It is hand-knotted in Afghanistan by master weavers working in the older Turkmen tradition, with a fine, even knot count, a low clipped pile and flat-woven kilim ends. The wool is hand-spun and coloured with natural dyes, which give the madder red its depth and the gentle, light-catching variation that machine-made rugs can never reproduce. Banded borders of running güls and geometric motifs in gold and black frame the field and draw the whole piece together.
Densely woven and built to last for generations, this is a collector-grade piece — equally at home as the centrepiece of a formal living or dining room or as an heirloom investment. As a hand-made rug, it is genuinely one of a kind.
- Origin: Afghanistan
- Tradition: Turkmen, Saryk all-over diamond lattice
- Type: Afghani Sherwan, hand-knotted
- Material: 100% hand-spun wool, natural dyes
- Pile: Low, hand-clipped, with kilim ends
- Size: 212×289cm (Large)
- Colour: Madder-red field with gold and ivory motifs
- SKU: YTU 122418
- One-of-a-kind: yes