25986- Kelim Hand-Woven/Flat Weaved/Handmade Afghan /Carpet Tribal/Nomadic Authentic/Size: 11'5" x 8'10"/348cm x 269cm

25986- Kelim Hand-Woven/Flat Weaved/Handmade Afghan /Carpet Tribal/Nomadic Authentic/Size: 11'5" x 8'10"/348cm x 269cmNR: 25986Location: Kelim Size: 11'5" x 8'10" 348cm x 269cmCountry: Afghanistan Pile: Wool Base: Cotton Details: Kelims are woven carpets in which coloured wefts form the face of the finished weaving. This term also refers to the pile less web sometimes found at either or both ends of a pile carpet. They are normally reversible with the exception of the Sumac kelim. Sometimes a kelims design will simply be a series of stripes running across the width

The pile is of very good quality wool and is cut short

Saroughs are hand knotted on a vertical loom using warp and weft in cotton

Pile:  Silk and Silk

Turkoman carpets

use more colors and have more intricate designs than those of Heriz

Location: Meymeh

as well as the more customary floral and vegetable motifs

Until the 1970s

a huge silk-culture evolves around Tabriz pieces

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Location: Kashmar

while the guards contain a succession of rosettes alternating with more stylized floral motifs