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Category: Rug Glossary

Persian Afshar Circa 1880

Persian Afshar Circa 1880

Persian Afshar Circa 1880 Very Fine and Beautiful Quality Persian Afshar Circa 1880 weave by the nomadic Afshar tribe of Southwest Iran. Natural saturated red from madder is the paint [...]
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Moghan Runner Circa 1825

Moghan Runner Circa 1825

Moghan Runner Circa 1825 Unusual motifs of bird heads stepped diamond medallions in blue, yellow, red, brown, green, and ivory fill the centerpiece of this Early Moghan from Northwestern Iran. [...]
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Rare Soumakh Antique Bag

Rare Soumakh Antique Bag

This Rare Soumakh Antique Bag is a woven masterpiece. This construction technique produces a flat-weave rug that is thick, strong and exceptionally durable. Unlike Kilims, Soumak rugs are not reversible because [...]
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Caucasian Soumakh Circa 1880

Caucasian Soumakh Circa 1880

Caucasian Soumakh Circa 1880 This Caucasian Soumakh Circa 1880 flat weave ( woven by an older weaver, because of the unusual and classic elements )with three crisp medallion centerpiece with [...]
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Mamluk

Egyptian rugs of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, named after the ruling dynasty.
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Keley

(KEL-ly). Literally, “head”; a rug about eight feet, six inches by five feet. Also kelie, kelei, ghali.
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Sinkiang

(sin-kai-ang; shin-jiang). Province of China. The new varieties of Sinkiang rugs are brightly colored with geometric designs, and are also known as Samarkands alter the town used as trading post. [...]
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Veremin

(VER-ah-min). Persian rug made from lustrous wool in rich colors, decorated with small flower and leaf designs in an allover pattern.
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Kasak

(kah-ZACK). Region of the Caucasus. Also Kazak, Kazakh .
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Kenareh

(ken-ah-RAY). Literally, “side”; wide runner. Also kenare.
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Milas

(MEE-las). Town in Turkey. Turkish prayer rug, usually wool, ground color typically terra-cotta mihrab often decorated with flowering tree of life, yellow frequently used as background for main border. Also [...]
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Soumak

(soo-mack). Plant used to obtain mauve-blue color; also, a type of flat-woven rug, differing from kelim weaving in that the back is left unfinished so that loose ends of threads [...]
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Suf

(soof). Persian word for embossed.
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Nain

(nai-EEN). Persian village known for the fine-quality rugs.
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Mihrab

(MEHR-ab). Arch design of prayer rugs; specifically, the top of the arch. Also mirab.
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Saruk

(sah-ROUK). Established Persian weaving center. A richly colored, densely woven woolen rug, motifs usually floral, occasionally rectilinear. Also Sarouk.
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Fu

(foo). Chinese bat symbol meaning luck and happiness.
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Yin-Yang

(yin-yahng). Chinese symbol representing opposites.
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Mianeh

(mee-AN-ay). Literally, “the half”; a term usually used to denote size.
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Arbrush

(AR-brush). Striped variation in tone of a color, appearing as a band across the face of a rug. Also abrasch, “hairbrush.”
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Kashmir

The Vale of Kashmir in India; it produces silk as well as wool rugs.
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Herati

(heh-RAH-tee). Design thought to have originated in Herat, once capital of Afghanistan; it is often used in allover patterns.
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Gul-henna

(goohl-hen-AY). “Henna blossom”; a motif often used in allover designs on Persian Veremin rugs.
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Mira

(MIR-ah). Palm-leaf motif. Also miri.
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Salor

(say-LOR). A major seminomadic tribe of the Turkoman region.
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Daftun

(DAF-toon). Comblike tool used to hammer down weft threads.
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Mori

(MwAn-ree). A town in Afghanistan producing some of that country’s finest rugs.
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Tikh

(TEE-kay). Knife with hooked end used to aid knotting.
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Bokhara

(bo-KHAR-ah). Chief city of Turkoman region; also, the name given to the gul designs typical of Turkoman rugs.
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Ghashoghdoun

(GHAS-OGH-doon). Small bag, used to store clothing and other household articles.
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Tekke

(TEK-key). A major seminomadic tribe of the Turkoman region.
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Fo

(fwo). The maned lion, a Chinese Buddhist symbol.
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Gul

(goohl). Literally, “flower”; an octagonal design, also called “elephant’s footprint.”
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Kermes

(KER-mez). Persian word for cochineal insect; also means “red” or “crimson.”
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Hamadan

(RAM-ah-dan). Persian town, trading point for villages of Hamadan region.
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Mud

(MOOD). Strong, finely woven, colorful geometric-design rug made in the Khorasan region. Also muhd, mood.
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Baluchi

(bah-LOO-chee). Nomadic tribes of Turkoman, Afghan, and Persian border areas. Baluchi rugs, typically dark blue and rust red with rectilinear designs, often have highly decorated kelim ends. Also Balouchi, Beloutchi.
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Yomud

(yoh-MOOD). A major seminomadic tribe of the Turkoman region. Also Yamout.
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Kaiba

(KAI-bah). Caucasian term designating a specific rug size: four feet to four feet, eight inches wide by nine feet, four inches to ten feet, six inches long.
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Mir

(meer). Persian rug with repeating pattern of palm-leaf motif; also called Seraband Mir, after village of Mirabad in Seraband district.
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Karamani

(kar-ah-MAH-nee). Province of Turkey; also, Turkish term for kelim.
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Hereke

(heh-ree-KAY). Town in Turkey known for extremely fine, close-clipped pure silk rugs.
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Heriz

(heh-REEZ). Established Persian weaving center; produces rugs made of wool, or occasionally silk, with geometric designs. Also Heris, Iris.
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Altai Rug

(AL-tay). Oldest surviving rug, dating from approximately 500 B.C.; also known as the Pazyryk Carpet.
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Shah Abbas

One of Persia’s most important rulers; also, a sweeping floral design named after him.
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Bergama

(ber-GAR-mah). Established Turkish weaving center.
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Kaba

(KA-bah). Prefix frequently used at auctions to mean “coarse”; not to be confused with kaiba, a designation of rug size.
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Karabagh

(kahr-ah-BAGH). Caucasian province, next to the Kasak region.
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Charpay

(CRAR-pay). Term meaning approximately four feet long.
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Boteh

(BO-tay). Persian “paisley” -type design.
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Zar

(zahr). Approximately one yard.
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Afshar

(AF-shar). Persian nomadic tribe. Gaily colored woolen rug, typically blue, ivory, and red, with rectilinear designs.
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Verdose

(FER-dos). Persian town known for rugs made from undyed wool, of coarse to medium weave, with geometric designs.
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Ardebil Rugs

(AR-de-bil). Famous Persian carpets, made approximately 1540. Ardebil now produces softly colored, rectilinear-design rugs.
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Nil

(neel). Persian word for indigo.
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Isfahan

(Iss-fah-hahn). Capital city of Persia under the Safavid Dynasty. It now produces some of finest rugs in Iran.
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Kirman

(KER-man). Established Persian weaving center. Also Kerman.
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Ushak

(OOH-shak). Turkish city in Anatolia. Also Oushak, Yaprak.
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Torbas

(TOR-bahs). Pocketlike bags, often worn as saddlebags by goats.
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Dhurri

(DAR-ree). Indian version of kelim. Also dhurrie, durrie.
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Catechu

(CAT-ah-choo). Dye stuff used to obtain the color brown. Also cutch.
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Kashan

(kah-SHAHN). Persian town long famous for fine rugs.
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Dis-torba

(dis-TOR-bah). Small bag, often used to carry salt and other household articles.
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Polonaise

(pol-oh-NAZE). Type of rug made in Isfahan, Persia, and so named because such rugs were commissioned by great Polish families.
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Doruye

(DOR-ru). Reversible rugs with a completely different design on each side.
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Meshed

(meh-SHED). Persian city. Strong, well-made rug with floral designs, deep pinks typical; sometimes called Isfahan Meshed.
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Gaichi

(GAY-chee). Scissors used to trim yam ends.
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lpek

(IH-pek). Turkish word for silk.
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Savonnerie

(sah-vohn-nah-REE). French ” oriental” rug with a cut pile; workshop established 1627.
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Abadeh

(AB-ah-day). Strongly woven, brightly colored Persian rug with small detached rectilinear figural designs, stylized tree of life, and diamond-shaped medallion.
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Allover

Design featuring an allover, repeating pattern.
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Kashgai

(kash-GAI). Famous Persian nomadic tribes. Finely woven, rug of springy, lustrous wool, with detailed rectilinear designs. Also Kashkai, Gashqai, Quashqa’i.
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