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State Association Turkmenhaly is a major supplier to the world market of pure wool pile hand-made Turkmen carpets from Turkmenistan. The principal activities of the corporation are the production and sale of Turkmen carpets and rugs, preserving the traditions of carpet weaving hand, the restoration of old carpet ornaments and articles. [6]
The carpet museum is also recognized by the Turkmen government as the official authority on Turkmen carpets. [10] Although many carpets are bought from the museum shop or factory, [ 6 ] charging M15,000 per square meter of carpet, depending on the carpet quality, many are bought in the extensive Tolkuchka Bazaar on the city outskirts.
In Turkmen weavings, such as bags and rugs, guls are often repeated to form the basic pattern in the main field (excluding the border). [4] [5]The different Turkmen tribes such as Tekke, Salor, Ersari and Yomut traditionally wove a variety of guls, some of ancient design, but gul designs were often used by more than one tribe, and by non-Turkmens.
As is the case with Oriental rugs, adaptation to the export market has brought forth devastating effects on the culture of rug weaving. In the case of Turkmen carpet weavers, globalization has alienated many weavers from their own forms of artistic expression and their cultural heritage is now on the global market. [76]
Anatolian double-niche rug, Konya region, circa 1750–1800. LACMA M.2004.32 Bergama rug, west Anatolia, first half of 18th century.. Anatolian rug or Turkish carpet (Turkish: Türk Halısı) [1] is a term of convenience, commonly used today to denote rugs and carpets woven in Anatolia and its adjacent regions.
Carpet weaving is another remarkable part of Yomut life, just as with other Turkmen tribes. The Yomut are especially noted for their unique two-sided carpets, unique for the tribal practice. Among Gurgan Yomut who live on the shore of the Caspian Sea, fishing is an extremely significant part of life.
The city is the semi-industrial and semi-agricultural centre of Bereket District. It is an important railway and automobile junction, [13] the city has a large railroad yard and locomotive repair depot, a brick yard, Turkmen carpet weaving factory, wheat and cotton processing and storage facilities. Animal husbandry (camels, cows, sheep) is ...
The weaving of these carpets spread from here to other regions of Guba. Currently, apart from Azerbaijan, these carpets are also woven in Dagestan and Turkmenistan. This composition gained fame in the Near and Middle East, and later on a wider scale, for its colour and beauty. Some art experts call these carpets "Shirvani" and "Dagestan".