Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

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Oriental rugs

Jaipur

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A north central Indian city in the province of Rajasthan. The city is known for having prisoners weave rugs for commercial purposes. Rugs are based on 17th century Indian Mughal designs.

Jajim

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A flat weave made by combining a few warp strips together. Jajims will then be made into bed covers or curtains. They are most commonly found in northwest Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus.

Tent hand, usually on a white ground. Usually less than 0.30m. wide by more than 20m. In length. The more usual type has the design piled on a flat-woven ground hut there is a small number of highly ...

Josheghan

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A town in north central Iran, thirty miles southwest of Kashan. This weaving centre is mostly known for the design of an all over lozenge pattern - each consisting of a geometric floral motif. ...

Akstafa rugs

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Caucasian rug type, including a distinctive bird with tail comb motif.

Abrash

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A change in colour in the field and border due to differences in wool or dye batches. The colour change extends across the rug, weft-wise. Abrash is more likely to occur at the top of a rug, as ...

Afshar

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A Turkic speaking nomadic and partly settled tribal group in Southern Persia with summer pastures in the mountains south and west of Kerman; they are weavers of excellent pile and kilim rugs. Afshar ...