Turkmen Carpet

These carpets are woven by the Turkman tribe

The main center of texture of these carpets is in Golestan province in north of Iran and south of Caspian Sea

Examples of these rugs have been found 300 years ago

Turkmen people in Iran lived in tents

Carpet weaving between them is done by women and now it is done by women

There are 25,000 weavers in Golestan province and about 20,000 meters of hand-woven carpets are produced annually. Most of these carpets are exported and their main buyers are Japan, America, Canada and germany

These carpets are woven with goat and sheep wool and have short lint and hair

Their colors are herbal

Shapes on carpets are usually geometric shapes and are inspired by nature, plants and animals, but because they do not like the image of animals on the carpet, the animal-like shape of the flower is used in Turkmen carpets.

These rugs in Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey and a few drawers. The other is woven.

They call similar roles and geometric shapes in the Turkmen carpet (Gaul) and the role of small animals and flowers among the Gauls (Eragul).