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Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

In circa 1179 a young man who would grow up to be Cinggis Qahan (Ghengis Khan) was aided by the son of the Chieftain of the Arulat clan. The young man was Bo'orcu. He became one of Cinggis Qahan's Dorben Kulu'ud (Great Warriors). In the Yuan ch'ao pi-shih, Quatrain 205, it is recorded that later in life Cinggis Qahan said "Let Bo'orcu govern the ten thousand of the right hand which take the Altai as pillow." In other words the Qahan gave a proto-tribal unit to a key general. The Lu of Bo'orculu as coming from the same root as the Mongol term Ulus which means the land, animals, and people, that a that an IL or tribal group controls. These people became known as the Bo'orculu or people of Bo'orcu. Over the years Bo'orculu becomes Borchalu. So if Ford is correct and I believe he is that the Borchalu are Mongol than they must be descended from the Horde of Bo'orcu. The Sultanate of Borchali was located in the southeastern part of Georgia and in the eastern part of today's Turkey. At the beginning of the 18th century, Borchali was vassal of the Khanate of Ganja and in 1736 was ceded by Persian Emperor Nadir Shah...

This is a Vintage Old Bessarabian Kilim Rug from Moldova with a rare and beautiful color composition. Today it is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordering Romania and Ukrai...

This is a Vintage Old Bessarabian Kilim Rug from Moldova with a rare and beautiful color composition. Today it is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordering Romania and Ukrai...

A finely hand knotted rug from the town of Kayseri in Central Anatolia with soft muted colors and well drawn geometric design with tribal patterns. Measures: 6.8 x 9.8 ft. Soft medi...

An antique 19th century Perisan Kazak rug with a beautiful tribal pattern with stylized flowers, and other geometric shapes, woven in crimson, light and da...

The Caucasus is the geographically-isolated mountainous region north of Persia between the Black and Caspian Seas. The diverse population of this area primarily consists of Armenians...

Extremly fine Persian Tabriz Benam rug, hand knotted, circa 1970s Design: Benam A Tabriz rug/carpet is a type in the general category of Persian carpets from the city of Tabriz...

This is a Vintage Old Bessarabian Kilim Rug from Moldova with a rare and beautiful color composition. Today it is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordering Romania and Ukrai...

This vintage hand knotted Turkish Oushak area rug was made in the 1960s. It has low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is sturdy, in good condition and very clean. It features elegant floral heads in quatrefoil form in gently swirling lattices of leafy vines. The color palette is made up of soft, earthy tones with occasional touches of more bright hues and it includes beige, light sage green, rose pink, dark and light brown and dark indigo. The rug would be a fitting piece for classical and country-farmhouse interior...

This rug has been ethically hand woven in polypropylene yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional weaving technique which is native of this region. It´s resistant to ...

A vintage hand knotted Turkish Oushak rug in a very soft, muted palette of beige, khaki, ecru, tan, fawn a. The rug features two floral medallions at both ends of the field that is f...