Afghan Maimana Kilim stepped angular motifs and stepped tribal

angular motifs and stepped tribal symbols arranged with a strong sense of symmetry across the field

Size: 287 x 76 cm

This rug comes from Tabriz

The patterns carried in these kilims are not sourced from a commercial catalogue

Afghan Maimana Kilim stepped angular motifs and stepped tribalMaimana is a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, and it produces some of the most distinctive flatweave rugs in the country. The weavers here are predominantly Uzbek, and their kilim tradition stretches back centuries, shaped by the nomadic cultures of the region and the Turkmen, Uzbek and Pashtun influences that have long intersected in this part of Afghanistan. What makes Maimana kilims particularly rare is who makes them. This is one of the