Kazakhstani Persian Rugs

Antique Caucasian Karabagh Rug, Late 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 4'2" W x 6'3" L Origin: Caucasus Period: Late 19th Century Rug ID: 21252

A wonderful early 20th century Kurdish Jaff rug with a complex pattern containing multiple diamonds with stylized flowers woven in crimson, indigo, green, black, and yellow colored w...

An early 20th century Persian Tribal Afshar rug Measures: 4'3" x 5'8" High-quality antique Afshar rugs display deeply saturated dyeing techniques, and they almost always sparkle from the lanolin-rich wool culled from their own flocks. Typically, Afshar rugs were finished at either end with an intricate flatweave and the sides with multi-colored selvage. A majority of their weavings are found in area sizes between 3ft x 5ft and 4ft x 7ft; however, they also wove 5ft x 10ft, small bags...

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...

an early 20th century Persian Shiraz Pictorial small bagface rug 2' x 2'5''

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...

Woven in the Armenian region during the early 1920s, this Karabagh rug features a brilliant blue field and seed like lozenges with multidimensional detailing. Soft underfoot, woven w...

Karaja Heriz rug with Kazak Chelanrd antique design Beautiful rug with traditional Caucasian design. THIS BEAUTIFUL MEDIUM SIZE RUG WAS KNOTTED USING FINE WOOL AND NATURAL DYES. THI...

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...

Pillow made from a Kurdish Tribal rug. 17'' x 18'''

This south Caucasian rug in partially distressed condition features a green extended hexagonal panel with a pole medallion of stepped red diamonds terminating in bold straw pentagons...

Antique Caucasian Kazak Oriental Carpet, Room size, circa 1890 A one-of-a-kind antique Caucasian Kazak Oriental Carpet, hand-knotted with soft wool pile. This lovely hand-knotted ca...