Zabihi Collection Tribal 19th Century Caucasian Kilim Textile Rug

A Mid-Century Turkish Kilim flat-weave in predominant cream and orange tones. 3' x 13'4''

A large intermediate size Caucasian rug from the early 20th century Measures: 5'2'' x 9'4''. Antique Caucasian rugs from the Shirvan district village are still considered one of th...

Spectacular tribal Kurdish runner from the 1st quarter of the 20th century Measures: 3' x 16'5”.

An early 20th-century blue and red tribal narrow Turkish Kilim Runner 2' x 7'10''

Handwoven in wool, this 2x7 vintage Afghan Baluch tribal kilim runner rug, circa 1950-1960, is an exquisite tribal piece that was often used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to Persian Sofreh Kilims. On the Design: Tribal pieces like this vintage kilim runner rug...

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...

Behold and catch a glimpse of the elegance of the Caucasian Shirvan rug from our timeless collection. Tones of indigo, maroon, and cream featured the alternates and outline details of Shirvan symbols...

Fine Antique Persian Qashqai Tribal Kilim Rug 5’6” x 13’0". A technique rather than a type of rug. Technique is: slit tapestry, warp shared wefting, single or double weft interlockin...