Turkmen Main Carpet

Cleveland Museum of Art

Red rectangular rug with a repeating pattern of 64 octagonal shapes in rows. The octagons have a beige outline, and a dark red and maroon interior with geometric patterns; the dark red fills in the four points of the octagons, and the maroon fills the four indentations. The rug has a border with repeating beige, dark red and maroon diamond shapes. The fringe on either short side is beige with hints of brown. The image depicts a Turkmen Main Carpet.