Tekke Turkoman Ensi

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A Tekke Turkmen ensi (or engsi) is a hand-knotted tribal rug traditionally woven as a decorative and ceremonial door hanging … Read more A Tekke Turkmen ensi (or engsi) is a hand-knotted tribal rug traditionally woven as a decorative and ceremonial door hanging for the entrance of a nomadic yurt (felt tent) in Central Asia.

A fine natural dyed wool in a dense Persian knot in thick pile on an an all wool foundation. A traditional directional Hatchli design of a repeat candlestick pattern in deep blue on a red field quartered to contain a cross on center with Bovrek “C” shapes.

This center square is framed by a border of double crosses and a peaked roof design on top. The surround is a herringbone tree pattern repeat, with door frame white Shinak border.
The bottom skirt panel is composed of a floral blossom repeat on a brown field.

• Layout ("Hatchli" Pattern): Characterized by a classic four-part (cruciform) panel field divided by a central vertical and horizontal axis resembling a cross or a wooden door.

• Symbolism: Designed to serve as a physical and spiritual threshold separating the private domestic world from the outside. Motifs often include stylized candelabras, tree-of-life forms, stepped diamonds, and comb-like elements.

• Palette: Typically features a deep madder-red or crimson field accented with secondary colors like dark blue, ivory, rust, and orange.

• Bottom Elem Panel: A distinct lower border strip often filled with a dense lattice of floral or geometric rosettes representing the earth.

• Materials & Technique: Made of 100% wool (pile, warp, and weft) using all-natural dyes and asymmetrically knotted pile See less