Antique Minimalist Mazandaran Green/Beige/Red Flat-Weave Kilim Rug

A prime example of woven minimalism, the wool flat-weave being composed of three joined panels, each containing a plethora of striations of eggplant purple in different tonalities. T...

A beautiful antique wool flat-weave from the Shahsavan tribe located in the southern Caucasus. Distinguished by a sparse decoration composed by a totemic motif, which transverses the...

A finely woven wool flat-weave from the Azeri tribe in Armenia, located in the southern Caucasus, distinguished by a tartan-like composition of polychrome vertical bands with a zig-z...

The composition of this very rare antique minimalist flat-weave takes place on three panels, woven separately on narrow tribal looms and then stitched together in order to create the...

A very graphic tribal Kilim composed of two joined panels each containing a sequence of green and red vertical stripes of various widths, each framed by a narrow ivory stripe. The result is a wool flat-weave with a mirror image pattern having a central stripe that is different and wider than the others. What makes this example rather unique is the richness of the two colors, obtained from natural dyes, as well the generous width of the vertical stripes. Furthermore, the quality of the individual dyes, which include a wonderful emerald green obtained from the indigo plant and a clear madder red, are indicative of an early vintage. The resulting visual effect is highly abstract and reminiscent more of Western contemporary art...

A very rare large size antique flat-weave with a completely open field composed of subtle gradations of natural wool. Woven by the Kurdish tribes in Azerbaijan, it has the characteri...

This handmade carpet Caucasian Kilim is defined is a Sumak: Caucasia is an area in the northwest of Azerbaijan Sumak refers to the weaving technique. This Kilim rug is completely handmade with the best wool and cotton. The dyes are organic. The Kilim reproduces a traditional design, the main colour is red. Antique Caucasian handwoven Sumak rug. A very eclectic antique flat-weave rug from the Caucasus, woven in the intricate "Sumak" brocading technique, The Classic four-diamond medallion layout is rendered in a whimsical manner, with variations in the sizes and shapes of the medallions. Antique Rug, Caucasian Sumakh...

Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pileless textile of many uses produced by one of several flat-weaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are practiced in the geographical area that includes parts of Turkey (Anatolia and Thrace), North Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia and China. Kilims are generally woven with the slitweave technique. The slit refers to the gap left between two blocks of color. It is created by returning the weft around the last warp in a color area, and the weft of the adjacent color is later returned around the adjacent warp. The major difference between a kilim area rug and a carpet or a pile rug is that whereas the design visible on a pile rug is made by individual short strands of different color being knotted onto the warps and held together by pressing the wefts tightly, kilim designs are made by interweaving the variously colored wefts and warps, thus creating what is known as a flat-weave. Weavers pack the weft tightly to completely cover the warp and often favor diagonal patterns so as to avoid weakening the structure of the rug with vertical slits. It produces bold, sharp patterns that weavers enjoy creating with more freedom allowed than a plainweave. This is also why kilims are so closely associated with geometrical designs even though there are kilims with floral designs as well. This lovely antique Shirvan Caucasian Kilim...

This elegant handwoven wool area rug was constructed in the late 20th century around 1980 in Turkey. The design features cream, brown, blue, orange and rust colours that make up the ...

Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pileless textile of many uses produced by one of several flat-weaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are practiced in the geographical area that includes parts of Turkey (Anatolia and Thrace), North Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia and China. Kilims are generally woven with the slitweave technique. The slit refers to the gap left between two blocks of color. It is created by returning the weft around the last warp in a color area, and the weft of the adjacent color is later returned around the adjacent warp. The major difference between a kilim area rug and a carpet or a pile rug is that whereas the design visible on a pile rug is made by individual short strands of different color being knotted onto the warps and held together by pressing the wefts tightly, kilim designs are made by interweaving the variously colored wefts and warps, thus creating what is known as a flat-weave. Weavers pack the weft tightly to completely cover the warp and often favor diagonal patterns so as to avoid weakening the structure of the rug with vertical slits. It produces bold, sharp patterns that weavers enjoy creating with more freedom allowed than a plainweave. This is also why kilims are so closely associated with geometrical designs even though there are kilims with floral designs as well. This lovely antique Eastern European Kilim...

This antique Caucasian tribal rug is from Azerbaijan, a country located in the south Caucasus region. It is constructed of 100% handspun wool and natural dyes. This rug features a bo...

Soumak is a tapestry technique of weaving strong and decorative textiles used as rugs and domestic bags. It is a type of flat-weave, somewhat resembling but stronger and thicker than...