Turkey Karaz Rug - 1.57 x 1.36 tribal

Turkey Karaz Rug - 1.57 x 1.36 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

It is very finely knotted with clear delicate motifs

the favourite wife of the famous Caliph Haroun-al-Rasheed

the everlasting and the Devine

The art of manufacturing carpets was introduced in India

On the other hand

like creation itself

red base colour to field

with the borders that also containing such motifs

Weavers in Qum use Persian knots and average around 600 knots per square inch

The rug weaving industry in the region can be traced back for centuries

turquoise  grey and blues

all contained within an  outer guard border