SECTIONS

Guide to the Rugs and Carpets of Afghanistan

Guide to Khotan Rugs and Carpets

Turkish Rugs

• Gelveri Rugs
• Konya Rugs
• Kum Kapi Rugs
• Ottoman Silk and Metal Thread Textiles
• Ottoman Textiles
• Transylvanian Rugs
• Turkish Yastiks

Persian Rugs

• Abadeh Rugs
• Afshar Rugs
  • Afshar Rugs
• Ahar Rugs
• American Sarouk Rugs
  • American Sarouk Carpets
• Arak Rugs
• Ardabil Rugs
• Ardekan Rugs
• Bakhshaish Rugs
  • Bakshaish Rugs
• Bakhtiari Rugs
  • Bakhtiari Village Rugs
• Bijar Rugs
  • Bijar Rugs
• Birjand Rugs
• Borchelu Rugs and Carpets
• Dorokhsh Carpets
• East Persian Rugs
• Enjelas Rugs
• Enjilas Rugs
• Ferahan Rugs
• Feraghan Rugs
• Ghoochan Rugs
• Golpayegan Rugs
• Hamadan Rugs
  • Hamadan Rugs
• Heriz Rugs
  • Heriz Rugs
• Isfahan Rugs
  • Isfahan Rugs
• Iran Carpet Company
• Jaf Kurdish Rugs and Bags
• Josheghan Rugs
• Kabutar Ahangh Rugs
• Karaja Rugs
• Kashan Rugs
  • Kashan Rugs
• Shehady Kashan Prayer Rug
• Kashan Souf Rugs
• Kashmar Rugs
• Kerman Rugs
  • Kerman Rugs
• Khamseh Confederation Rugs
  • Khamseh Confederation Rugs
• Khamseh Rugs
• Koliai/Sonqur Rugs
• Kolyai/Sonqur Rugs
• Kurdish Rugs
  • Kurdish Rugs
• Lavar Kerman Rugs
• Lylyan Rugs
• Lilihan area rugs
• Lori Rugs
• Lori Bags
• Lori Gabbehs
• Mahabad Rugs
• Malayer Rugs
• Mashad Carpets
• Mashhad Carpets
• Maslaghan Rugs
• Mazlaghan Rugs
• Mehriban Rugs
• Mohtashem Kashan Rugs
• Mood Rugs
• Nahavend Rugs
• Nain Rugs
• Nehavend Rugs
• Persian Kilim, Sumac and Covers
• Persian Salt bags
• Qashqai Kelim
• Qashqai Rugs
• Qum Rugs
• Resht Textiles
• Sanandaj Rugs
• Sarab Rugs
• Sarough Rugs
• Sarouk Rugs
• Seirafian Rugs of Isfahan
• Senneh Rugs
• Shahsavan Rugs
• Shahsavan Sumac Bags
• Shiraz Rugs
• Silk Rugs and Carpets
• Sirjan Rugs
• Sultanabad Rugs
• Tabriz Rugs & Carpets
• Tafresh Rugs
• Haji Jalili Tabriz Rugs
• Touserkan Rugs
• Veramin Rugs
• Viss Rugs
• Yazd Rugs
• Zanjan Rugs

Turkmen Rugs

• Turkmen Namazlyk
• Turkmen Dictionary.

Baluch Rugs

• Arab Baluch Rugs
• Baluch Balisht and Pushti
• Baluch Group Prayer Rugs
• Baluch Type Rugs of Zabol Iran
• Bahlul Baluchi rug

Uzbek Rugs

• Uzbek Julkhyr
• Uzbek Napramach
• Suzani
• Nurata Suzani
• Shakhrisabz Suzani

Books

Caucasian Rugs

• Caucasian Prayer Rugs
• Daghestan Rugs
• Karabagh Rugs and Carpets
• Kazak Rugs and Carpets
• Star Kazak Rugs
• Guide to Lori Pambak Kazak Rug, Armenia

People

Discussion

New York Times Article

Greek Rugs

The Hazara

Islamic Art

Kirghis Rugs

The Pazyryk Carpet

McMullan on the Pazaryk

Moroccan Carpets

Rugs of Palestine

Rugs and Textiles

Buy oriental carpets 100% handmade area carpet and rugs from Tibet. Modern and traditional design. Armenian too! www.TufenkianCarpets.com	Can't afford Tufenkian Carpets? Visit the ONLY official Tufenkian carpet outlet. Discontinued and one of kind rugs. www.TufenkianOutlet.com	Need a custom area rug? If you can dream it, we can weave it. Custom area rugs by Tufenkian

More Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell

Harold Keshishian's Oldest Yastik

Harold Keshishian on the right with Danial Walker the new Director of the Textile Museum.

For Further reading: Notes on Turkish Yastiks So Close and Yet ... : A Yastik Adventure by R. John Howe Harold and Melissa Keshishian's

Oriental Rugs the O'Connell Guide