Turkey Karaz Rug - 2.07 x 1.20 Tribal

Turkey Karaz Rug - 2.07 x 1.20 TribalRug weaving started in Turkey since 13th century with the arrival of the Seljuks , who were nomadic tribes from central Asia. In Ottoman Turkey, weaving patterns and techniques changed in the early sixteenth century after conquests in Persia and Egypt. Anatolia had been known for carpets with stylized animal and geometric designs, but with these new cultural contacts, carpets designed around a central medallion and with flowing saz style vegetation

Afshar Carpets The Afhar are tent-dwellers

the Persian word for fish

It is a wool carpet from the city of Tabriz

The rugs are in allover or medallion designs

There are different kinds of Afghan carpets

This is a truly beautiful wool carpet form the city of Yazd

The  motif appears throughout the filed and contrasts perfectly with the rest of the carpet

Due to high knot-per-square-inch counts

There are shapes within shapes

It would make a strong and inviting statement anywhere it is placed

Various vegetable and other natural dyes are used to produce the rich colors

There is a huge assertion of uniformity in the overall pattern in its field