Red Rustic Tribal Bokara Design Antique Ersari Beshir Wool Pile Central Asian Rug

$13,000.00

This nineteenth-century Central Asian Ersari Beshir carpet is a superlative example of "Great Steppe" weaving, representing the artistic soul of the Ersari Turkmen tribes. Located along the banks of the Amu Darya River, the Beshir weavers were unique among the Turkmen for their "Cosmopolitan Tribalism"—absorbing the sophisticated floral aesthetics of neighboring Persia and the Silk Road into their own rugged, nomadic traditions. The composition is centered upon a powerful Bokara (Gul) design, but interpreted through the distinct Beshir lens. While many Turkmen rugs are strictly geometric, the Beshir tradition is famous for "floralizing" these totems.