Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

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Oriental rugs

Herat

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Wester Afghan centre and state of mind. often art capital of Central Asia.

A very common repeated field design which consists of a flower centred in a diamond with curving leaves located outside the diamond and parallel to each side. The term can be also referred to "Mahi" ...

Hereke

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A western Turkish town known for very finely woven silk Hereke rugs having designs of classic Persian motifs, curvilinear Ghiordes prayer rugs, and frequently include border inscriptions.Hereke rugs ...

Heriz

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

One of the most famous centres for oriental rugs production. The city is located in northwest Iran about forty miles west of Tabriz. Although a low knot count of about 30-80 is commonly used, these ...

Holbein

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Dutch painter's name attached to a type of Anatolian carpet design and group.

Ikat

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A process in which fabric designs are created by tie-dyeing warps and/or wefts before they are used on the looms. A fabric produced by this process.

Isfahan

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A former Persian capital and one of the most famous cities in the production of Persian rugs. Isphahan is located in western Iran and was the capital city during the golden age of Persian rug ...