Monthly Archives: November 2012

Dragon Kuba rugs and carpets

These were  at one time known as Armenian dragon carpets and are the earliest surviving Caucasian weaves. Opinion differs on their age, some experts place them as early as the thirteenth century but could be no earlier than the sixteenth … Continue reading

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Bakhtiari (Bakhtyar) rugs and carpets

At least two different weave patterns are known as Bakhtiari rugs and carpets. One is woven by the Bakhtiari tribe who live in the Zagros Mountains in central west Iran. The other come from the Chahar Mahal region which is … Continue reading

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Holbein rugs and carpets

The name is applied to the geometric style of Turkish rugs and carpets woven from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century. The name was acquired from Hans Holbein the younger, who frequently depicted rugs and carpets in his paintings. It is … Continue reading

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