Ensi or Engsi Oriental Rugs

Ensi Rugs

Ensi, Engsh (Turkish). Translated in Turkish “ensi” or “engsi” (or in Persian “pardeh” or “purdah”) means curtain and is used when describing a felt or pile rug hung over the door of Turkoman tents. The pile of an ensi design usually includes four compartments with divisions creating a cross or “khatch” in the center of the rug.

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