Turkmen gul patterns

E805782

Turkmen gul patterns are traditional, often octagonal carpet motifs characteristic of Turkmen tribes, used especially in their distinctive woven textiles and rugs.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Turkmen gul patterns canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkmen carpet design element ⓘ
cultural artifact ⓘ
ornamental pattern ⓘ
textile motif ⓘ
appearsOn Turkmen bags ⓘ
Turkmen tent bands ⓘ
Turkmen trapping textiles ⓘ
carpet borders ⓘ
main carpet fields ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Turkmen people ⓘ
linked to: Turkmens
associatedWithRegion Central Asia ⓘ
Turkmenistan ⓘ
classificationCriterion used to distinguish Turkmen tribal groups in carpets ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Turkmen tribal identity ⓘ
traditional nomadic art form ⓘ
documentedSince at least 18th century ⓘ
hasCharacteristicShape geometric ⓘ
octagonal ⓘ
hasColorPalette dark brown accents ⓘ
deep red ground ⓘ
indigo blue details ⓘ
white highlights ⓘ
hasDesignFeature hooked or stepped outlines ⓘ
repeated all-over layout ⓘ
stylized floral elements ⓘ
symmetrical arrangement ⓘ
hasFunction decorative motif ⓘ
identity marker ⓘ
tribal emblem ⓘ
historicalUse used on Turkmen tent furnishings ⓘ
used on camel trappings ⓘ
used on storage bags ⓘ
influencedBy Central Asian steppe traditions ⓘ
influences modern Turkmen carpet design ⓘ
materialContext wool foundation ⓘ
wool pile ⓘ
recognizedAs key identifier in Turkmen rug attribution ⓘ
usedBy Chodor Turkmen tribe ⓘ
Ersari Turkmen tribe ⓘ
Saryk Turkmen tribe ⓘ
Tekke Turkmen tribe ⓘ
Yomut Turkmen tribe ⓘ
usedIn Turkmen carpets ⓘ
Turkmen rugs ⓘ
linked to: Turkmen carpets

Turkmen woven textiles ⓘ
weavingTechnique asymmetrical knot on open right (common in Turkmen rugs) ⓘ
knotted pile ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ersari → usesMotif → Turkmen gul patterns ⓘ