Jaldar rugs are an Afghan design exported from Pakistan with its roots in the traditional Sarooq and Yamoud designs. These rugs use symmetrical...
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Soumak Mafrash (bedding bag) panel, from Borchali, Georgia, late 19th century. The pattern includes motifs used on kilims, such as the eye, cross,...
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At present, it is impossible to prove exactly when and where rug weaving began, as there is no reliable source, but it can...
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Armenians wove Lilihans in Lilihan village in what used to be called Kamareh (now Khomeyn) district in Iran. The term Lilihan is better...
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Afshar rugs take their name from a nomadic tribe of Turkish origin. Though powerful in the 16 Century, the tribe was subsequently weakened...
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Afghan Red or Aqcha rugs are simple verision of the Khal Mohammadi rug design. Using locally sourced wool and chemical dyes, the Afghan...
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Baluch Rugs– Within the antique Oriental rugs milieu familiar to collectors and rug enthusiasts, no single group of rugs has had a more checkered or...
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