BOKHARA RUG

Bokhara also spelled Bukhara, any of the predominantly red-coloured floor coverings handwoven by peoples of Russian Turkistan (Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). Many of the rugs have been marketed through the city of Bukhara (Bokhara) in Uzbekistan. They are primarily the product of Tekke Turkmens but also are made by Salors, Sarqs, Yomuts, and Ersaris (see Ersari carpet; Tekke carpet; Salor rug; Yomut carpet). The prayer, or door, rugs of these tribes, known as Hatchlu rugs, used to be sold as Princess Bokharas, and high-quality Tekke carpets were sold as Royal Bokharas. The various tribes also produce pile-faced bags, panels of several sizes, door surrounds, extremely long and narrow ornamental tent bands, and flat-woven rugs of several types. Bokhara rugs now come also from eastern Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.