PRAGUE, September 4, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- An artisan lightly taps her wooden mallet to tamp down another row of just-completed, hand-tied knots. To her rhythm, a long, richly red carpet decorated with ...

At present, there are up to 8,000 exhibits in the funds of a carpet museum in Ashgabat, including the smallest carpet - 0.01 square meters, and the largest one in the world. A 301 square meters ...

The museum features rare Turkmen rugs and carpets amongst a variety of counterparts woven in every corner of the ancient country. Turkmen carpets woven mostly by Turkmen girls and women in the ...

Traditional Turkmen carpet-making art in Turkmenistan relates to the production of traditional Turkmen carpets and carpet products – beautifully ornamented, hand-woven woollen textile products. The ...

Appraisal: Turkmen Communist Figure Rug, ca. 1930, in New Orleans Hour 1. Watch James Ffrench's appraisal of a Turkmen Communist figure rug, ca. 1930, from New Orleans, Hour 1.

Turkmenistan's leader on Tuesday hailed as "historic" the announcement that its traditional hand-woven carpets have been recognised as global cultural heritage by the United Nations. Gurbanguly ...