Vintage Turkmen Bokhara RugThe Bokhara takes its name from the ancient Silk Road city of Bukhara in Central Asia, once one of the great trading hubs of the world. The design that bears its name has been woven by Turkmen tribes in northern Afghanistan for centuries, carried across borders and kept alive by weavers who never set the craft down. This rug is hand knotted by Turkmen weavers in northern Afghanistan from hand spun wool on a wool foundation. The defining feature is the