Antique tribal bags with plain weave backs, by the Shahsavan Tribe. Circa 1880.

Size: 1ft 5in x 1ft 1in (44 x 32cm). Face size. Antique tribal chanteh (vanity bag) with plain weave back, by the Afshar Tribe. Circa 1900. A good small tribal chanteh bag with o...

Size: 1ft 8in x 1ft 6in (51 x 46cm). Antique tribal chanteh (vanity bag) with plain weave back, by the Azeri Tribes of Azerbaijan. Circa 1900. A good small bag to contain personal...

Size: 7ft 11in x 4ft 7in (242 x 140cm). A good Antique Tribal Qashqai rug with diamond lattice design. Circa 1880. An interesting rug with one of the less common Qashqai designs, ...

Size: 6ft 9in x 4ft 8in (206 x 141cm). Antique Abedeh rug with the tribal medallion design. Circa 1900/20. The rug is of a traditional tribal design with a small central medallion...

Antique South Caucasian Shirvan kilim of outstanding colour and traditional banded design. A very good example of type, with a banded design and small hooked medallions, the colour p...

Antique tribal Luri bag face with very rustic charm. The bag face is drawn with a central medallion containing stars, surrounded by an indigo blue field with two little animals and ...

A top tier collector’s rug from South Central Caucasus. Excellent original condition. Soft, lustrous, evenly high wool pile on wool foundation. All vegetal dyes. Size: 4'2'' x 7'9''...

Antique Caucasian Shahsavan runner rug. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on wool foundation. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep washed pr...

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...

Antique Shahsavan Kilim rug. A beautiful antique tribal flat-weave from Azerbaijan, rug is attributed to the Shahsavan nomads. Designs with alternati...

This lovely antique Persian Ghashgai Kilim carpet measures 6.5 x 18.9 ft. and is from the 1950s. Provenance: Bonhams Auction House, London, UK.      

19th Century Shahsavan Bag Face Size: 58x60 cm This impressive 19th century Shahsavan Bag Face Tapestry is a masterpiece reflecting the elegant and sophisticated craftsmanship of a ...