Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

Industry: Home furnishings

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Oriental rugs

Kilim (Kelim, Gelim, Gilim)

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A pileless smooth surfaced weaving in which pattern is formed by the wefts, which completely conceal the warps.

Kolyai

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A Kurdish village 50 miles west of Hamadan in northwest Iran. Rugs have bright colors, are single wefted and are woven on cotton foundation.

Konya

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

(1) important anatolian weaving and cultural centre; (2) A famous Turkish city of rug production. Prayer rugs with red backgrounds are popular as well as yastiks and mats.

Kork wool

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

The very finest quality wool obtained from the shoulder and flanks of shearing lambs.

Koum kapi rug

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Turkish Rug, size - 246x132. Offered at Christie's, London, April 27, 1995 as Lot 494, estimated at GBP 20,000-30,000, sold for 38,000.

Knots per square (KPSI)

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Number of knots per square " rates the knot quality.

Manchester kashan

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A Persian Kashan rug using Australian wool which was spun in Manchester England. These Kashans were woven between 1890-1930s and typically depict floral motifs on a deep red background.