Identifying Turkoman rug

[Mikko Saikku]

Dear all,

After reading Frank's comment--and seeing the photo of the rug outside--I agree it's older than I originally thought; in any case, it does not look like a late 20th century product. (Seen quite a few of those.)

Not that familiar with the Beshir, but for example O'Bannon's The Turkoman Carpet and Parsons's The Carpets of Afghanistan have some photos of 20th century Beshir production, not just 19th century museum pieces.

Best,

Mikko