Tekke
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The Tekke are a major Turkmen tribal group historically known for their powerful khanate in Central Asia and their distinctive carpet-weaving tradition.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkmen tribe
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Geok Tepe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| center |
Ashgabat region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geok Tepe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeat | Russian conquest of Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| economy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
trade in carpets ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Teke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ahal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merv oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tekke carpet gul motif
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tekke carpets NERFINISHED ⓘ horse breeding ⓘ military prowess ⓘ |
| language | Turkmen language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
felt making
ⓘ
ornamental horse gear ⓘ silver jewelry ⓘ yurt dwellings ⓘ |
| motif |
minor guls
ⓘ
octagonal guls ⓘ |
| partOf | Turkmen people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | Tekke khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hanafi school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Oghuz Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
carpet weaving
ⓘ
pastoral nomadism ⓘ |
| traditionalProduct |
camel trappings
ⓘ
chuval bags ⓘ engsi door rugs ⓘ flatweave rugs ⓘ pile carpets ⓘ tent bags ⓘ torba bags ⓘ tribal trappings ⓘ |
| tribalStructure | divided into clans ⓘ |
| weavingColorPalette |
dark brown accents
ⓘ
deep red grounds ⓘ white highlights ⓘ |
| weavingMaterial |
cotton warps
ⓘ
wool pile ⓘ |
| weavingTechnique | asymmetrical knot ⓘ |
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