

CARPETS, RUGS & KILIMS
CARPETS, RUGS & KILIMS
Hand-woven traditional, contemporary and tribal rugs, kilims and carpets using hand-spun wool and natural dyes.
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SKU: G932
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Kilim
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Sivrihisar Kilim Fragment, Anatolian Turkey, Circa Mid 20th Century Size: 371 x 84 cm
SKU: AM535
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Rug
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Fine Gabbeh, SW Iran Undyed wool - natural colours straight of the back of the sheep! Thick hand woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Iran. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs. ...
SKU: AM551
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Fine Qashqai, SW Iran The Qashqai are one of Iran’s Nomadic tribes, still many of them travel twice a year between summer and winter pastures with their flocks. Images from the ruins of Persepolis, which over míllenia they might pass,...
SKU: AC611
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These very striking kilims are from SW Iran. They are used as floor coverings, a hanging, to throw over a table or a sofa throw. Such blankets are used in nomadic families as all the above and as sofreh (or...
SKU: AB142
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Kilim
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Fine kilim weaving from the NW Persian Shahsavan tribe. 1st half 20th century. This kilim was part of a mafrash, a type of large storage bag. Size: 120 x 107cms
SKU: AK996
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Kurdish, NE Iran Size: 298 x 102 cms
SKU: AK782
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Shesh Boluki Qashqai, SW Iran Exceptional and very rare Qashqai Wedding Canopy kilim. Acquired from a collector. early 20th Century. The kilim is in perfect original condition. It can be used as a wall or ceiling hanging and, for the...
SKU: AK842
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Rug
VENDOR: The Nomad's Tent
Fine Samarkand, Contemporary Afghan weaving of the highest quality, evoking tribal imagery, all natural dyes, and hand spun wool. Size: 149 x 100 cm
SKU: B159
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SW Iranian kilim woven with thick, soft yarn, c 1960. Really substantial old (mid to 2nd half 20th century) Baktiari long kilim. This is a really splendid design. It would make a spectacular runner for a wide hall or many...
SKU: Z159
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Kilim
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Late 19th or early 20th century. An exceptional kilim from the central Anatolian city of Konya, or near by. Woven in two joined sections, the deep red field is filled with rows of a repeating major motif in changing colours,...
SKU: H58
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Kilim
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Mid 20th century, Central Iran. The kilim has a substantial heavy weave and is in perfect condition, remarkable for its age. The weavers are probably from the Shahsevan tribes (Saveh, Shahsevan?). According to Marco Polo ‘In Persia is the city...
SKU: G940
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Kilim
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Late 19th century, Eastern Turkey. Just inside the border between Turkey and Syria, right down in in the South East corner of Turkey is Reyhanlı, where this remarkable old kilim originates. Reyhanlı is just 50km from the ancient now tragically demolished, merchant city...
SKU: G809
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Kilim
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Karaman, Central Anatolia. late 19th century Karaman is a small town about 100 km south of Konya in Central Anatolia. It is home to the tomb of Mu’mina Khatun, without whom the great mystic Rumi would not have existed, as she...
SKU: G808
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Kilim
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Early 20th century. Sivrihisar in the middle of the Central Anatolian plateau. The whole kilim, in near perfect condition, is covered in the famous ‘elibelinde’ or ‘hands on hips’ motif. The great sage Mullah Nasruddin, who sits backwards on a...
SKU: G788
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Kilim
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Central Anatolia. 1st half 20th century. Highly durable, compact and dense weave with really good saturated dyes creating a weaving with great presence. Kilims were and are used mainly as floor coverings (a good underlay can help). But they are...
SKU: G789
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Kilim
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Central Anatolia. Early 20th century. In excellent condition. It is a historic example of the very old tradition of kilim weaving among the yoruk (nomads) and villages of Anatolia. This kilim was carefully restored in Konya as we regard it as...
SKU: Y005
AVAILABILITY: In stock (1 item)
PRODUCT TYPE: Kilim
VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Miniature Anatolian Kilim 'Tatlı', meaning sweet or dessert in Turkish, might describle this fine little kilim. It was woven for The Nomads tent in Konya, Anatolia, inspired by 'Manastir' kilims with their hint of Christian influence. Note that St Paul...
SKU: AH833
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Shiraz, SW Iran Excellent bold design with a very beautiful Abrash. Size: 237 x 130
SKU: AH553
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Fine Agra, N India Hand woven using hand spun wool and natural dyes Size: 231 x 151
SKU: N079
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Haba kilims are traditional Turkish utilitarian weavings, used as floor coverings, to divide a space, cover other otherwise unsightly or untidy belongings. Then as now, they might be spread out for a picnic, though here in the west we are...
SKU: AJ008
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Baktiari, SW Persian. Garden design. Pure wool, hand knotted on cotton warps, densely woven and excellent value. Suitable for hall or sitting room. Size: 307 x 167 cm
SKU: AG325
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Contemporary Kilim - Afghanistan. Good quality hand spun wool and natural dyes combined in this soft coloured modern design. Pure wool wefts and warps. Size: 242 x 176 cm
SKU: AE614
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The bold design with mostly pastel colours. There is quite a lot of ‘abrash’ a term referring to the variation of tones within one colour which usually adds depth. 100% wool. A good quality underlay will keep it steady and make...
SKU: AG151
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Veramin Kilim - NW Persia, 2nd quarter C20th Veramin are distinguished by particular shades of blue and red. This fine large example of Veramin weaving was donated by a very generous customer to raise money for Mercy Corps whose work...
SKU: AC076
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Baktiari, SW Iran Made with undyed variously coloured wools. A contemporary design, apparently, but this kilim has no such pretence; it is an authentic, original creation from Baktiari tribal weavers. Size: 183 x 156 cm
SKU: AJ036
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Karabagh, South Caucasus, c 1850-1880 A lovely meandering trellis and blossom pattern with wool warp and weft. It has a regular even pile despite some wear and some old repairs. There is plenty of life and a unique elegant beauty. Size:...
SKU: B116
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Moldavian Kilim from the early C20th. These kilims have an interesting back story. They were found in downtown Istanbul in the late 1990's but were probably woven in the 1960's / 1970's during the Soviet era, possible earlier. Traditional Moldavian...
SKU: B122
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Moldavian Kilim from the early C20th. These kilims have an interesting back story. They were found in downtown Istanbul in the late 1990's but were probably woven in the 1960's / 1970's during the Soviet era, possible earlier. Traditional Moldavian...
SKU: B079
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VENDOR: The Nomads Tent
Moldavian Kilim from the early C20th. These kilims have an interesting back story. They were found in downtown Istanbul in the late 1990's but were probably woven in the 1960's / 1970's during the Soviet era, possible earlier. Traditional Moldavian...
SKU: H184
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Sivrihisar, Anatolia, late 20th Century. Size: 470 x 170 cm