Vintage Turkmen Rug Bold Red Geometric Medallion Wool brass_chalice_decor and color combinations that balance

and color combinations that balance the warm with the cool

the circular central medallion

which is part of what makes it such a satisfying find

carrying an Elvis Presley portrait as its draw

Vintage Turkmen Rug Bold Red Geometric Medallion Wool brass_chalice_decor and color combinations that balanceTurkmen Weaving: The Art of the Gol and the Red Field The Turkmen tribal textile tradition is one of the most intensely studied and avidly collected in the entire world of nomadic weaving. The various Turkmen tribal confederations of Central Asia Tekke, Yomut, Ersari, Salor, Sariq, and the many smaller tribal groups each maintained their own distinctive design vocabulary, centered above all on the gol: the geometric medallion that served as the visual