Green Bokhara Tribal Runner
This green Bokhara tribal runner is made in Pakistan from wool and silk and measures 196 x 82 cm, about 1.6 square metres. Its fern green field carries a column of octagonal motifs from end to end, inside a black and cream border on every side.
The design up close
Each octagon on this green Bokhara tribal runner is cream, black and gold, set in the middle of the field. Each one has a smaller motif at its centre. A small angular point sits on either side of each octagon, and the fern green ground is plain between them, so the octagons carry the pattern.
The border is the strongest pattern on the runner. Its inner band is black with rows of cream and gold rosettes, and the outer band is a dark field with small ovals in cream, gold and white. A narrow stripe separates the border from the field along both long sides.
Each short end is finished with a band of geometric pattern in gold, cream and grey, and a fringe runs along each end.
Bokhara designs and their origins
Bokhara designs are built from rows of octagonal motifs called guls, taken from Turkmen tribal rugs. The name comes from the old trading city, and the design is most often woven on a red ground. This green Bokhara tribal runner keeps the same gul layout in a softer colour, so a Bokhara runner in fern green looks different from the red ones. At this scale the gul pattern stays readable from the doorway.
Pakistan is known for wool rugs in classic designs such as Bokhara and Jaldar, and this runner follows the Bokhara line. Rug making grew quickly in Pakistan after independence in 1947, with Lahore among the early centres.
Sizing this green Bokhara tribal runner for your home
At 196 x 82 cm this runner covers about 1.6 square metres and is just under two metres long. That length suits a short hallway, a kitchen galley or the side of a bed, where a Bokhara runner this size works well.
A hallway about 102 to 122 cm wide gives the runner 10 to 20 cm of floor showing on each side. A green runner rug like this sits well with timber floors and pale walls, and the black border gives the green a strong edge. Its black border holds the green in place visually, so it looks settled in a plain hallway.
Looking after your rug
Vacuum it on a suction-only setting, or with the beater bar switched off, so the brush does not pull at the pile. Turn it around every six to twelve months so sun and foot traffic wear it evenly. Blot spills with a clean white cloth and cold water rather than rubbing them in. Rubbing spills can dull silk, and it needs a cleaner who handles that fibre by hand. When it needs a full clean, choose a cleaner who washes handmade rugs by hand.
Put a good underlay beneath it. It stops the rug sliding on timber or tiles, adds cushioning and takes some of the wear off the pile. Moths like wool in dark, quiet spots, such as the part of a rug under a sofa, so vacuum those areas often and lift the furniture now and then.
See it before you buy
Visit our showroom at 307 Penshurst St, North Willoughby, open every day from 11 am to 4:30 pm, to see green Bokhara tribal runner in person. If you would rather judge it in your own room, with your own light and furniture, book an in-home viewing and we will bring a selection to you.
Browse more Tribal, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Bokhara rugs.
