Turkic rugs and carpets

intangible cultural heritage

type of Central Asian textile traditionally made by Turkmen nomads

hand weaving technique in which supplementary weft yarns are wrapped around warp ends and cut to produce tufts or pile

type of Turkmen rug

thumb|250px|Yomut asmalyk, pile Oriental rug|carpet, first half of 19th century thumb|250px|Tekke asmalyk, embroidered silk, mid-19th century

carpet having a lacy arabesque pattern

medallion-like motif, often octagonal, typical of traditional hand-woven carpets from Central and West Asia