Bokara: Elephant Foot Motif
Elephants would traditionally transport Mughal Empire royalty on their journeys. These rugs were found along the silk route in the 17th & 18th centuries.
Bokara rugs are typically repetitive with all over designs of octagonal rows of medallions known as guls. These gul (medallion) motifs are typical for traditional Turkmen Central Asian rugs. Ancient in origin; predating Islam and Christian times. Bokara means flower or rose in Farsi and means rose or roundel in Turkish. Rounder guls symbolize the sun, moon or stars while lozenge shaped guls represent women. Bokara are usually red, terra-cotta or brick orange with a wool on wool foundations. Each octagonal gul motif is the signature design of the weaving group that produces these rugs.
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