Antique Afghan Ersari rug in original good condition. The colours on this rug are typical Ersari shades: navy blue and bright red with some brown accents. The background has multiply large medallions along the lengths of the rug. Beautiful tribal border surrounding it. The rug is in original condition, it has some low pile.

Ersari carpet, any of a colourful variety of floor coverings handmade by Ersari Turkmen of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Contrary to the custom of the other Turkmen, the Ersaris have no proper gul, or specific tribal motif; consequently, their carpets may have lattices of stepped diamonds, grids of rectangular panels rather like a garden carpet, diagonal rows of small motifs, much-distorted arrangements of Chinese cloud bands, rows of stylized palm trees, or degenerate imitations of Persian her?ti and mina khani patterns. Ersari carpets make more use of yellow than do rugs made by other tribes, and often, in backgrounds, two shades of blue.


-condition: original, some low pile,

-circa: 1950,

-size: 3.7' x 7.5' ( 114cm x 229cm ),

-material: wool,

-country of origin: Afghanistan,

-style: Ersari,

-background colours: bright red, deep blue, brown.