Bokhara Mauri persian carpet Bokhara carpets contain a repeating

Bokhara carpets contain a repeating motif known as the "gul" which are commonly found on its main field in larger sizes and found on its borders in smaller sizes

Their octagonal guls are sometimes referred to by carpet specialists as the elephant's foot in reference to the elephants that would traditionally transport Mughal Empire royalty on their journeys

it was laid flat on the ground

with the Manifestation as the roots and trunk of the tree and his followers as the branches and leaves

Modern square motifs punctuate a soft ivory field in Afghanistan's handspun Ghazni wool rug

Bokhara Mauri persian carpet Bokhara carpets contain a repeating