Qashqai

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4’4″x6’11” Qashqai Rug, c. 1900, Southwest Iran The Qashqai Confederacy of tribes is the most famous weaving group in Southwest Persia. Two great references on rugs from this area are:…

Nomadic

Khamseh Rug with Bird Design

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4’6″x5’6″ Khamseh rug with bird design, early 20th century, Southwest Persia

Nomadic

Jerusalem Prayer Rug

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2’3″x2’11” Jerusalem Prayer Rug, c. 1920 A unique pictorial rug, likely produced by the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, Israel.

Esoterica

Talish

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4’3″x7’3″ Talish Rug, late 19th century, East Caucasus Generally fields of this type are devoid of design. This example exhibits an interlocking lattice in which we find eight pointed stars.

Caucasian, Village

Memling Gul Kazak

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4’2″x8’1″ Memling Gul Kazak rug, c. 1880, Central Caucasus. This rug displays a rare green field and five Memling Guls.

Caucasian, Village

Kirghiz Ensi

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3’x4’3″ Kirghiz Ensi, 19th century, Kyrgyzstan. An ensi is used as a door flap to the entrance of the yurt. This Kirghiz example is an important and rare collectible carpet…

Central Asian, Nomadic, Non-Turkoman Central Asian

East Anatolian Yastik

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1’8″x2’9″ East Anatolian Yastik, 19th century, East Anatolia (Turkey). For a similar example see plate 133 in Yastiks: Cushion Cover and Storage Bags of Anatolia, by Brian Morehouse. Our example…

Village

Kirghiz Torba

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1’4″x2’11” Kirghiz Torba, c. late 19th century, Kyrgyzstan. A torba is a shallow wall bag used for storage in a yurt. This example has been forshortened in width and rejoined.

Central Asian, Nomadic