Oriental Rugs Dictionary
Yomut, Yomud
Yomut rugs are woven by the Yomut Turkmen tribe of Central Asia, primarily in regions near the Caspian Sea.
These carpets are known for their deep red tones, open geometric designs, and distinctive gul motifs, often arranged in less rigid patterns than Tekke rugs.
Yomut rugs are valued for their strong tribal character and variety of designs.
Yomut weavings has much more blue than any other Turkoman weavings and for a short period a vivid green was also used. Yomut guls are often worked in several colors, unlike archetypal Turkoman gul patterns, with a symmetrical use of different colored guls to achieve a diagonal pattern.
It is clear that different groups of Yomut had different weaving techniques with common features, which may account for the Yomut use of the "Tauk Noska" gul with four pairs of animals. These carpets are generally woven with a symmetrical knot, on a deep purple red field. Storage bags of all shapes and sizes are made, all with differing designs, but in general all have plain undecorated ends to the pile weave.
