Tribal Persian Rugs

This vintage 3x5 Persian Gabbeh rug is the latest grand entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of rare tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. On the Design: This vintage Ga...

Discover the elegance of Persian Gabbeh featuring Small Rug in Circa 1910. Designed with Wool and Ivory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.

Discover the elegance of Afghanistan Fine Tabriz featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1990. Designed with Wool and Ivory, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.

An antique Persian Bidjar rug from the early 20th century. The wine red small Herati pattern field is overlaid by a light blue involute Herati medallion which, in turn, is centered b...

A Majestic Antique Oushak: A Masterpiece of Turkish Transitional Art This magnificent, oversized area rug is a captivating piece of history and a superb example of the artistry from ...

Nice mid-20th century Kurdish rug with beautiful tribal design and red field, pink, yellow, blue and black color, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation. Some we...

This vintage 3x5 Persian Gabbeh rug is the latest entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of rare tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. On the Design: This vintage Gabbeh r...

Handwoven in wool circa 1980-1990, from a rare vintage curation of small-sized Kilim rugs joining our tribal classics. A lineage called Sofreh rugs, distinguished among Persian flat ...

This vintage 5x7 Persian kilim is a mid-century tribal rug, handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960. The design enjoys vertical stripes and plaid borders relishing bright and warm red, ...

An antique Persian Khamseh accent rug. Chickens and botehs (paisleys) fill the double stepped lozenge pole medallion and spill onto the graphite and khaki field in a characteristical...

An incredible vintage Persian Gabbeh rug with a wonderful abrash crimson field surrounded by a geometric patterned border with alternating white, brown, green, and crimson triangle s...

This vintage 4x4 square Persian kilim is a tribal Sofreh rug—handwoven in wool circa 1970-1980. Further on the Design: Sofreh Kilims like this piece are known for their minimalist ...

Pretty vintage tribal rug with nice floral stylized floral design and beautiful colours with yellow, green, blue, pink and red, entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton foundation. ...

an early 20th-century rare room square-size worn tribal Shiraz rug Details rug no. j4201 size 11' 1" x 13' 5" (338 x 409 cm)

A vintage Persian flat-weave Kilim accent rug handmade by the Qashqai tribes of Persia during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design featuring 2 'Lion With Sword' motifs. Me...

A vintage Persian Gabbeh carpet from the mid-20th century.

Early 20th Century S. Persian Double Saddle-Bag Carpet ( 2'4" x 4'9" - 72 x 145 )

A grand-scale early 20th century Afghani Bashir rug with multiple large octagonal medallions woven in indigo and gold, on a crim...

Step into a world of timeless beauty with our very special offering – a stunning antique distressed Afshar rug that transcends mere décor, becoming a work of art in itself. This exqu...

Successfully knotting traditional Persian weaving with modern interior design, this Gabbeh-inspired carpet measures 11’8” x 11’3” and belongs to the Orley Shabahang Tribal Collection...

This vintage 3x6 Persian Gabbeh rug is the latest grand entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of rare tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. On the Design: This vintage Ga...

Handwoven in wool, a vintage 7x9 Shahsavan Persian Kilim in palas weave style. On the Design: The 1950s Kilim rug employs an ideal use of neutral in stripes with beige-brown & ...

An antique Persian Kurdish Bidjar rug. An enormous serrated straw octagon and two vertical similar half octagons dominate the abrashed blue-grey field with floating side filler light...

Originating circa 1980-1990, a tribal piece joining our prestigious collection of vintage flatweaves—a collectible Persian Sofreh curation among our latest. The 3x3 piece enjoys an o...

a 2nd quarter of the 20th century Persian Gabbeh old square rug with an all-over design in earth tones Details rug no. j4494 size 6' 7" x 7' (201 x 213 cm)

This vintage 4x5 Persian Gabbeh rug is the latest entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of rare tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. On the Design: Rooted in simplicity,...

Scatter size Persian Balouch rug from the middle of the 20th century Details rug no. j4188 size 2' 8" x 4' 3" (81 x 130 cm) rug type Balouch

A vintage Persian tribal Turkoman rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century. Although this rug is of Persian origin, the roots of Turkoman rugs originated in the Central Asian region. Measures: 1' 6" x 10' 4" Central Asian Rugs & Carpets: Central Asia is a vast area stretching from Northeastern Persia to western China, and from northern Afghanistan to the southern edge of Russia. The carpets can be usefully divided into three groups: the nomadic Turkmen rugs of Turkmenistan, northern Afghanistan, and northeastern Persia; the non-Turkmen tribal pieces from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kirghizstan; and the urban creations of Khotan, Yarkand, and Kashgar, oasis cities of Western China (Xinjiang Province). Commercially, the most important group is from Khotan, the easternmost of the Chinese Turkestan cities. The craft of rug weaving is primarily in the hands of Muslim Uighurs. Khotan carpets mix purely Central Asian design themes with Chinese elements. Native Khotan devices include pomegranate trees, upright flowers, round medallions, and yellow or red grounds. Chinese motives include triangular fretwork corners, swastika fretwork, and Yun-Tsao Tou (clouds and rain) diagonally striped polychrome borders. Cotton foundations, asymmetrical (Persian) knots, and medium weaves are standard. Some vintage Khotan are in horizontal, pictorial layouts with multiple various vases and plants. Saphs (multiple prayer niche panel carpets) are also a Khotan specialty. Others employ stepped and layered lozenge medallions, singly or in pairs. Still others, almost all antique, feature a stylized version of the allover Persian Herati design. Many of the oldest pieces employ brown wool wefts. Antique and vintage Khotans are almost always in the k’ang (double square) layout, conforming to the local household plans. Only relatively recently has the 6’ by 12’ or 7’ by 16’ format been replaced by the 9’ by 12’ size. As a result, an antique room size Khotan carpet is very uncommon. Reds are cinnamon, tomato and rust, never wine reds, crimson, or scarlet. Yarkand, farther west on the old Silk Road specializes in multi-medallion long carpets while Kashgar, farthest west and most under Persian influence, has traditionally knotted allover pattern pieces with finer weaves, often with silk piles, and enriched with medal thread, on cotton foundations. Extant Kashgars go back to the 17th century, but the carpet craft in Chinese Turkestan must be much older as fragments have been recovered from local tombs of the early C.E. period. Kashgars are the rarest of all East Turkestan rugs. Most available vintage East Turkestan carpets are interwar Khotans, many with pleasingly soft decorative palettes. The non-Turkmen nomads include the Kazakh, Kirghiz, Uzbek, and Karakalpak groups. Like the Turkmen, they were once all seasonally migratory, dwelling in round felt tents (yurts), but have been settled, at least partially, in the villages, and have taken up crafts and agriculture instead of sheep herding. As a result, carpet production has transitioned from domestic tent use to commercial sale, but the roots of long traditions are still evident. The Uzbeks weave...

This vintage 3x6 Persian Gabbeh runner rug is the latest grand entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of rare tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. On the Design: This vin...

Measuring 4’1” x 5’10,” this hand-knotted Persian Qashqai carpet belongs to Orley Shabahang’s World Market Collection. Created with a traditional Persian weave, the weave produces a ...

A striking and memorable late 19th century Persian Shirvan rug with the most wonderful field with repeated stylized flowers surrounding a central medal...

This vintage 3x4 Persian Gabbeh rug is the latest grand entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of rare tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. On the Design: A striking blen...

This vintage 5x7 Persian Kilim is a tribal rug of Varamin provenance. Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-1960. On the Design: This flat weave enjoys a minimalist desi...

The deeply stepped straw field shows flowering vases at each end and a stepped salmon medallion with a nested diamond center. Dark blue corners with rosettes and nested, tall pentago...

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 6" x 7' 2"

A Wool pile with symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. This group of tribal Afshar rugs is beloved for its layered cartouche pattern, centered around a sand-colored, multiply-hooke...

Off-white cotton details pop up almost randomly in partial border lines, in the ogival medallion and in the straight stems of tall tulip flowers at one end. The rug has a general str...

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 4" x 7' 2"

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug. Roughly in the same style as rug # 27198, this SE Persian tribal scatter adds a central lozenge rust sub-medallion while omitting the sawtooth ed...

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 3" x 7' 2"

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug. A pole medallion of three conjoint hooked straw diamonds centers the light blue-grey step-waisted sub—sub-field with a decoration of lazy S’s and...

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug. The straw field displays four rows of vases with peacock tail flower arrangements as well as other urns, detailed in dark red-brown and light blu...

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 3" x 7' 0"

A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. A large ecru hexagonal medallion is set on the slate field, with fringed rocket ship-like forms in the corners and a dense scat...

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 2" x 7' 6"

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 2" x 7' 4"

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 2" x 7' 3"

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 2" x 6' 10"

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 2" x 6' 9"

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug. This attractive SE Persian tribal scatter displays four rows of extremely colorful abstract open floral bouquets in a Gol-i-Firangi (European flo...

This large SE Persian tribal scatter on cotton shows an unadorned salmon field centering a slate six-pointed sub-field in which is embedded a stepped and tabbed salmon medallion whos...

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 1" x 7' 4"

A vintage Persian Afshar accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 1" x 7' 0"

A Wool pile with symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. Older Afshars were woven on wool, but in the 1920s, there was a shift to the more functional cotton. This transitional scatte...

Pole medallion of three connected and hooked ecru diamonds floats freely on the pale blue, side notched panel, further enclosed by a conforming straw sub-field and set on the sky-blu...

A Symmetric wool knots on a cotton foundation. This firmly woven tribal scatter shows significant abrash in the reds and browns, but surprisingly, the light blue remains unaffected. ...

This large dozar (scatter rug) shows a dark slate smooth sided cartouche with numerous birds and animals (probably goats or sheep), on a straw-buff subfield, enclosed by a lighter sl...

A triple hooked ecru lozenge pole medallion is surrounded by rosettes on the rust-colored triple pointed, stepped, and tabbed cartouche medallion, set on the conforming watery blue f...