Indian Area Rug

The Indian city of Agra, home of the infamous the Taj Mahal, has an extensive and notable tradition of carpet weaving. Agra was a major production center for the best of the classica...

Fine Indo Tabriz Persian design Indian rug, hand knotted Design: Floral Carpets are an integral part of Indian craft traditions. The tradition of carpet weaving in India is c...

Vintage Indian Area Rug

A Pakistani rug (Pak Persian Rug or Pakistani carpet) is a type of handmade floor-covering textile traditionally made in Pakistan. Pak Persian Persian inspired curvilinear and/or floral designs, usually styled from old Kashan...

Pakistan rug Tabriz design, hand knotted Design: Tabriz Color: Black border, beige The art of weaving developed in the region comprising Pakistan at a time when few other civilizations employed it. Excavations at Moenjodaro and Harappa, ancient cities of the Indus valley civilization, have established that the inhabitants used spindles and spun a wide variety of weaving materials. Some historians consider that the Indus Valley civilization first developed the use of woven textiles. Carpet weaving may have been introduced into the area of present-day Pakistan as far back as the eleventh century with the coming of the first Muslim conquerors, the Afghan Ghaznavids and the Ghaurids. It can with more certainty be traced to the beginning of the Mughal Dynasty in the early 16th century, when the last successor of Timur, Babur, extended his rule from Kabul, Afghanistan to Dhaka, Bangladesh and founded the Mughal Empire. Under the patronage of the Mughals, local craftsmen adopted Persian techniques and designs. Carpets woven in the Punjab at that time (often called Lahore carpets today) made use of motifs and decorative styles found in Mughal architecture. Photograph of carpet weavers in Karachi Jail, 1873 During the Mughal period, the carpets made on the South Asia became so famous that demand for them spread abroad. These carpets boasted distinctive designs and high knot densities. Carpets made for the Mughal emperors, including Jahangir and Shah Jahan, were of the finest quality. Under Shah Jahan's reign, Mughal carpet-weaving took on a new aesthetic and entered its classical phase. The carpets woven in Lahore were the first to reach European markets, including England, as far back as 17th century. During the British colonial era, prison weaving was established in district and female jails in cities such as Lahore and Karachi. Carpet-weaving outside of jails was revived after the independence when Pakistan's carpet-weaving industry flourished.[1] At present, hand knotted carpets are made by Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan, making carpets and one of the country's leading export products. Hand knotted rug manufacture is Pakistan's second-largest cottage and small industry. The craftsmen have the capacity to produce any type of carpet using all the popular motifs of guls, medallions, paisleys (botehs), traceries, and geometric designs in various combinations. Pak Persian Persian inspired curvilinear and/or floral designs, usually styled from old Kashan...

A hooked and doubly layered, mostly empty ecru octagonal medallion centres the khaki field which is also ornamented with goldenrod yellow budding and branching stems. Main border of ...

76662, vintage Indian round area rug, circular rug with Traditional Style. This vintage hand knotted wool Indian round area rug features an all-over floral pattern spread across an a...

77315, antique Traditional Indian Area rug with Persian Design and Luxe Baroque style. This hand knotted wool antique traditional Indian area rug with a Classic Persian Design featur...

A serene contemporary handwoven Indian rug with an all-over lattice and floral pattern woven in wonderful shades of blue and cream.

A serene contemporary handwoven Indian rug with an all-over lattice and floral pattern woven in wonderful shades of blue and cream.

A vintage Indian hand knotted Bidjar rug with multiple floral trellis patterns woven in crimson, pink, white, indigo, green, and gold vegetable dyed wool. The border is composed of m...

An antique Indian Agra carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century.