Yomut carpet
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Turkmen rug
A Turkmen rug is a type of hand-made floor-covering textile traditionally originating in Central Asia . It is useful to distinguish between the original Turkmen tribal rugs and the rugs produced in large numbers for export mainly in Pakistan and Iran today...
traditionally handwoven by the Yomut or Yomud, one of the major tribes of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
. A Yomut design, along with designs of the four other major tribes, such as Ersari and Tekke, is featured on the coat of arms
Coat of arms of Turkmenistan
The State Emblem of Turkmenistan was created after Turkmenistan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The eight-point green starburst with golden edges features in its center a red circular disc which carries sheaves of wheat, five carpet guls, and centered upon that a smaller blue...
and the flag of Turkmenistan
Flag of Turkmenistan
The flag of Turkmenistan was adopted on January 24, 2001.It features a green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls stacked above two crossed olive branches similar to those on the flag of the United Nations; a white waxing crescent moon, typical of...
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See also
- Suzani rugSuzani rugSuzani is a type of embroidered and decorative tribal textile made in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries. Suzani is from the Persian سوزن Suzan which means needle...
- Turkmen rugTurkmen rugA Turkmen rug is a type of hand-made floor-covering textile traditionally originating in Central Asia . It is useful to distinguish between the original Turkmen tribal rugs and the rugs produced in large numbers for export mainly in Pakistan and Iran today...
- Tush kyizTush kyizTush kyiz are large, elaborately embroidered wall hangings, traditionally made in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan by elder women to commemorate the marriage of a son or daughter.Colors and designs are chosen to symbolize Kyrgyz traditions and rural life...