Persian Kurdish

Persian KurdishIt is the Kurdish people of the Middle East (primarily from the larger Kurdistan region that includes the Eastern part of Turkey, Iraq, southernmost Caucasus, Soviet Armenia and North Western Iran) that first wove the Kurdish rug. For these nomads, the art of rug making which was the primary means of creative expression was also instructional, helping to teach youngsters the symbolic language of patterns and colours that is the cultural heritage of

Diamond patterns feature heavily in these colourful hand-knotted pile carpets

usually on burgundy red

Highly prized

horizontal and diagonal lines

the cost of maintaining Dhurries is low

They often adorned walls and were even placed on the throne of the king or at his feet

it can mimic other rug styles

Ziggler or Chobi rugs have unique characteristics that differentiate them from others carpets

while the less precious are simply referred to

and also by Tibetan refugees living in Nepal

with flowers and vine details in a variety of other colours

Kashan rugs are made in all sizes with high quality wool and beautiful motifs outlined in silk