Yomud Kap

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2’9″ x 1’2″ Yomud Kap; 3rd quarter 19th century, Turkmenistan There are several sizes of Turkmen bags. A kap is smaller than a chuval, and narrower in width than a…

Central Asian, Nomadic

East Anatolian Kurd

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3’6″ x 6’1″ East Anatolian Kurd; late 19th century, East Anatolia The Kurds are a widely dispersed group geographically, and their patterns, construction, and colors vary accordingly. Compare this rug…

Nomadic

Afshar with rose design

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4’4″ x 4’8″ Afshar; c. 1900, Southwest Persia Flowers, and gardens are popular motifs in Persian rugs. The field depicts two bouquets of realistically rendered roses. Many dealers describe the…

decorative, Nomadic

Karaje

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4’9″ x 6’11” Karaje; c. 1920, Northwest Persia Karaje is a village in Northwest Persia. In design and decorative function they are quite like Heriz carpets.

decorative, Village

Meshed Baluch

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3’2″ x 5’9″ Meshed Baluch; late 19th century, Northeast Persia (Khorasan Province) Produced in Northeast Persia, most of these rugs display a blue field. This mina khani field design is…

Nomadic

Karabagh

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4’2″ x 6’3″ Karabagh; 1880, South Caucasus Karabagh is a district that to this day is hotly contested by the nations of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Its rugs often resemble their…

Caucasian, Village

Perepedil Kuba

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3’6″ x 6’1″ Perepedil Kuba; late 19th century, East Caucasus Perepedil is a town in the Eastern Caucasus. It is a famous type and well-illustrated in the literature. Bennett illustrates…

Caucasian, Village

Afshar

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3’7″ x 6′ Afshar; c. 1900, Southwest Persia The Afshar are a tribe of Turkic origin which produce rugs in South-Central Persia. Like many nomadic rugs, special attention is paid…

Nomadic

Laver Kerman

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2’11″x4’8″ Laver Kerman

City, decorative

Mahal

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3’2″x3’2″ Mahal

City, decorative

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