Important Notice

Circa 1920s
Approx. 9ft 1in x 7ft 1in (276.9 x 215.9 cms)

Ersari are the tribes living in Afhganistan and Turkmenistan in Central Asia. Fil Paya or the Elephant's foot is the most famous motif of the Ersari people; it is an octagon divided into four qurdrants of alternating colors with a square in the centre.
The octagons most often appear in vertical rows of three in continous chain, the spaces between the octagons has tiny geometric patterns. The most typical colors for a Ersari are like the ones seen in this rug - brick reds, browns and dull yellow. The central field occupies most of the acrpet with the border comprising of interlocking diamonds.

Circa 1920s
Approx. 9ft 1in x 7ft 1in (276.9 x 215.9 cms)

Ersari are the tribes living in Afhganistan and Turkmenistan in Central Asia. Fil Paya or the Elephant's foot is the most famous motif of the Ersari people; it is an octagon divided into four qurdrants of alternating colors with a square in the centre.
The octagons most often appear in vertical rows of three in continous chain, the spaces between the octagons has tiny geometric patterns. The most typical colors for a Ersari are like the ones seen in this rug - brick reds, browns and dull yellow. The central field occupies most of the acrpet with the border comprising of interlocking diamonds.