Royal Bokhara Rug kazakh rug The Salor "gul" is octagonal

The Salor "gul" is octagonal with spiked projections pointing both inward and outward from its rim

They occupied the oasis land surrounding Merv from the late 17th century until driven from their homeland by the Tekke tribe in 1856

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Tiny square motifs punctuate a warm gray/ivory field in this handspun Ghazni wool rug from Pakistan

They are of excellent quality and are very rare

Royal Bokhara Rug kazakh rug The Salor "gul" is octagonalThis Shah Saloor Bokhara, also know as a Turkoman rug, warms up a room with its ruby red hue field and the pleasing symmetry of its three intricately detailed guls and borders. Hand knotted in pure wool by weavers in the Himalayan foothills, it embodies the traditional aesthetic found in carpets from the Caucus region._x000D__x000D_This piece derives its name from the "Salor" tribe which was once the wealthiest and most prestigious of the Turkoman