Turkey Karaz Rug - 3.66 x 3.04 GabehRug 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
This handmade wool rug comes from the city of Tabriz The central medallion is captivating and reflects precisely the composition of the guard borders and the field that frames the ocean of calming field
It would look spectacular in any setting
near Dasht-e-Kavir
decorative fabrics used for rugs
These rugs were made by Turkoman tribes
Hussainabad rug Hosseinabad or Hussainabad rugs are tribal rugs that are handwoven by the semi-nomadic peoples of northern Iran in a village near Hamadan by the name of Hosseinabad
finely knotted and made of strong lustrous wool
The obvious thing about this carpet is its balance and shapes
In the midst of all of that are marvellous depictions of animal motifs together with vines containing an abundance of floral motifs
In both composition and design it is of the highest quality
The patterns can consist of a centrally placed medallion surrounded by arabesques
Today Arak continues to produce semi-tribal or "village" rugs similar to those made in this part of Iran over two thousand years ago
