Sizes.—From three to eight feet in width by five to twelve feet in length.
Prices.—From $1.75 to $5.00 a square foot.
Remarks.—One of the rarest of the Turkoman products. Most of those brought to this country are antiques.
THE EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATED
Owner's Description.—This rug differs from the Bokhara commonly seen, as it has the Tree of Life pattern drawn in the conventional form of the Bokhara weavers, but very artistically done, the wool used being the very best, very silky, and the selvage is finished in a very workmanlike manner. It was a skilful weaver who made this rug and it probably was his masterpiece. See also color plate at page [274].
TEKKE BOKHARA
Why So Named.—Because they are made by the Tekke Turkoman tribes of Nomads, one of the most numerous and powerful of the Turkoman tribes, who inhabit the country extending to Afghanistan on the south and Khorasan on the west.
Knot.—Senna. Number vertically eight to twenty-eight; number horizontally five to twenty-five; number to square inch forty to four hundred.
Warp.—Splendid wool.
Woof.—Wool, dyed red or brown.