2'2" x 8'10" Tribal Bokhara Runner Rug | Multicolor Chevron Field | Gul End Panels
Narrow, colorful and full of tribal character, this 2'2" x 8'10" runner from Pakistan is a lively choice for a hallway, a kitchen galley or the side of a bed. It is hand-knotted in wool on a cotton foundation at approximately 160 to 180 knots per square inch, and its design mixes a striped chevron field with classic Bokhara gul panels at each end. Among our runner rugs it is one of the most playful in color, and the dark burgundy frame keeps it grounded. It ships with a certificate of authenticity recording origin, materials and knot count.
Please Note About the Photographs:
This runner is in good condition, but its sides are not perfectly straight, which you can see in the full-length photos. This is typical of hand-knotted tribal weaving, where tension on the loom varies slightly along a long, narrow piece. It does not affect the strength of the rug and is part of its handmade character.
Design and Motifs
The long central field is divided down the middle by a thin dark line, and from it diagonal stripes run outward on both sides to form a large chevron, like the veins of a leaf or a herringbone weave. Each stripe is made of tiny stepped motifs, and the colors change from stripe to stripe, so the field shimmers with movement. Small sawtooth triangles line both long edges of the field. At each end sits a burgundy panel with 2 large ivory and red Bokhara guls, the octagonal medallions associated with Turkmen weaving, framed in orange. A narrow border of small white and red zigzag motifs runs around the whole runner, and wool fringe finishes both ends.
Multicolor Stripes on Burgundy
The chevron field is where the color lives: stripes of rust, orange, blue, green, purple and camel run side by side, separated by fine black outlines, so no 2 rows look quite the same. From a distance the field blends into a warm, heathered purple brown, and up close it breaks into a rainbow of small details. The end panels are deep burgundy, and their ivory guls with red and green centers are the brightest, crispest notes in the rug. The orange frames around the guls and the burgundy and purple outer border tie the 2 areas together. This is a warm, eclectic palette that suits bohemian, rustic and eclectic interiors, and it hides everyday foot traffic well in a busy hallway.
Tribal Weaving From Pakistan
Pakistan is home to a large hand-knotted rug industry, and many of its weavers work in the Turkmen and Baluch traditions that spread across Central Asia. "Bokhara" is the trade name for rugs that use the Turkmen gul, an octagonal medallion that once identified the tribe that wove it. This runner combines those guls with a striped chevron field more typical of village and nomadic work, and it belongs among our tribal rugs, where no 2 pieces are exactly alike. Its sturdy wool pile on a cotton foundation makes it a practical, characterful runner for everyday use.
