They have little in common with the original Turkmen tribal rugs.

A good bargain, especially for New Yorkers with tiny awkwardly shaped apartments, are tribal and village rugs.

We were permitted into the house and left to wait in a reception room of airy spaciousness, with tile floors and colorful tribal rugs.

Patterns are not copies of traditional tribal rugs, but are contemporary, like the mosaic 8-by-10-foot rug above ($899).

"In the 70's, no one was interested in reviewing a collection of tribal rugs as art," she said.

The kaskai that inspired me to jump into the bidding was charming - a tribal rug with animals, trees and palmettes.

A Yürük rug is a traditional tribal rug woven in Anatolia.

This can add a degree of primitive charm to tribal rugs, however.

Strong or dark shades are normally only found in nomadic and tribal rugs.

The rods contrast with the indigo-dyed background and geometric design, a take-off of a tribal rug from Afghanistan.