Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

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Oriental rugs

Drugget

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

This non-pile type of rug comes from India and the Balkans and is usually of goat hair, cotton and jute.

Eastern Turkestan

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

An area of western China in the southwestern part of Xinjiang province. Oriental Rugs from this region are sometimes referred to as Samarkand rugs. Common sizes are 4x8 or 4x9 and popular designs ...

Used to cover the entrance to a tent, in other words a woven 'door'. Because of the mihrab-like design of many ensis, some writers have assumed that they were also used as prayer rugs; there appears ...

Ersari

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A large sub-tribe of the Turkmen distributed along the Amu Darya valley and in northwest Afghanistan. Recently, many Ersari have settled in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We have for sale Ersari rugs

Fars

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A large region in southwestern Iran which is famous for high quality tribal weavings. Important tribes include the Qashqai, Khamseh, Lurs and Afshar. The main city in the region is Shiraz. Most ...

Ferahan

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

An area north of the city of Arak in western Iran. The region is known for finely knotted late 19th century rugs with designs such as Herati, Mina Khani or Gol Hinnai. Most rugs have cotton ...

Germetch

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Small pile weaving, narrow and rectangular in shape, suspended in the tent-entrance on a rod about 25cm. above the ground to keep out dirt and animals. Visually, such weavings are indistinguishable ...