Bokhara Royal Tekke english rug the Caucuses

the Caucuses

4- Cited measurements are accurate and exclude cotton fringes

as Western influence expanded across the Middle East

It was commissioned for the transport of English troops to and from India

This wonderfully cool-toned Pende Bokhara rug features repeating patterns of intricate

Bokhara Royal Tekke english rug the CaucusesA Brief History of Bokhara Rugs & Carpets Bokhara is a term widely used in the West to refer to carpets and rugs made by various Turkmen tribes of Central Asia. Their history dates back centuries. The Turkomans were situated to the north of what is now called Afghanistan. During the early 1900s, the name of Bukhara, a city in Uzbekistan, was given to these rugs. The Turkomans were an industrious people who would barter their trade for food, clothing,