Baluch Rugs: Timuri Prayer Rug Late 20th C.

Timuri Prayer Rug

It is an outstanding rug combining features usually only seen in the best of the very old rugs. From the wool wefts which are very rare to the unusual design. I can not get the pictures to show you the very subtle colors in the border.

I was going to just call this rug Chahar Aymaq but I recognize the work as Timuri, The Timuri is a dialect of the Chahar Aymaq language but as weavers only the Timuri tie their selvage this precisely. One new thing for me is that it is asymmetrically knotted except for the outer 5 rows of knots are symmetrically knotted. This is normally only seen in old Tekke Turkmen rugs.

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Structure: Asymmetrical knot open to the left except for the outer 5 rows each side which are symmetrically knotted. 12 knots per horizontal inch and 6.5 knots per vertical inch. 78 per square inch (1209 per square decimeter). Flat back.

Yarn Spin: Z.

Warp: 2 ply Wool, tan.

Weft: 2 shots 2 ply brown wool

Pile: 2 Wool singles.

Ends: Top: 4.5 inch plain-weave, twinning, and weft replacement tapestry, and warp fringe. Bottom: 5 inch plain-weave, twinning, and weft replacement tapestry, and warp fringe.

Selvages: Double looped on two warp units. Dark brown goat hair. The selvage is very neat and precise as seen in pre-World War 1 Timuri rugs.

Further Notes: Excellent condition. The skirts are exceptional. The selvage extremely good, this is a much better than average Baluch type rug.

Timuri Prayer Rug

This gives a much better picture of the rich tones in the rug. The skirts are exceptional. The selvage extremely good, this is a much better than average Baluch type rug.