Antique Turkmen Tekke Khali wedding rug. Approx. 48 x 42 inches 122 x 107 cm). Last quarter 19th c. Wool on wool, with good colours and soft abrash. Sparing use of cochineal. Abundant spacing between guls surrounded by rich borders with variegated placement of flowers in both elems. a patch has been affixed at the top two middle guls and a 4 inch slit is evident at the top right section at the edge of the elem and border.