5.2x10 Ft Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim Rug, Ca 1870, 100% Wool Natural Dyes

A splendid antique Kilim flat-woven rug from Central Anatolia in excellent condition. Traditionally the rug is finely handwoven in two panels and connected in the centre, it is made ...

A splendid antique Kilim (flat-woven rug) from East Anatolia. Traditionally the rug is finely hand-woven in two panels and connected in the center, it is made of wool and the colors ...

This authentic hand-woven rug made to be used by the villagers in Central Anatolia. 100% organic wool. Good condition and cleaned professionally. Ideal for both residential and comme...

An antique Turkish Kilim (flat-woven rug). Original condition. It is finely handwoven and made of wool. Dimensions: 5'3'' x 12'6'' (160 x 380 cm)

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 Shirvan Kilim Rug, Late 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 7'9" L x 4'7" W Origin: Caucasus Period: Late 19th Century Rug ID: 15220

The Shirvan region is one of the major weaving areas of the eastern Caucasus that lies on the coast of the Caspian Sea. There are many towns in this region which have become associa...

Fine Tribal Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim Rug, Country Of Origin / Rug Type: Caucasian Rugs, Circa Date: 1900 – This gorgeous Shirvan carpet is perfect for traditional or contempor...