The Afghan Kilim Rug is a colorful woven piece with geometric patterns, two diamond centers in red, blue, green, and white, bordered by orange zigzags and blue shapes, finished with fringes on the shorter sides.
A close-up of the Afghan Kilim Rug’s corner shows gray fringe, a blue background, orange geometric patterns, and a yellow zigzag border.
Close-up of an Afghan Kilim Rug featuring colorful geometric patterns in blue, orange, red, purple, green, and beige, highlighting its textured fibers and intricate woven design.
A close-up of the Afghan Kilim Rug, showcasing its colorful geometric patterns—diamonds, zigzags, and triangles—in red, blue, orange, purple, green, and white. The rich fabric texture is clearly visible.

Afghan Kilim Rug

$5.00

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Description

Handwoven flat-weave wool Kilim rug from Turkmen artisans of the Mazir-Sharif region in Afghanistan. These rugs are a traditional technique with geometric designs and motifs, and are both durable and reversible.

With a ‘no-waste’ approach to weaving, the women incorporate pieces of yarn scraps from other weaving work to create these rugs. Rug weaving and farming are the only means rural women have to earn an income.

This collection comes to Cultural Cloth from the same group as their famous Turkmen felted rugs, and Cultural Cloth feels honored to represent these talented and hard-working weavers.

Handwoven dense flat weave, 100% wool and mostly natural dyes with fringe on both ends.

Learn more about the group on Cultural Cloth’s Artist Page: https://www.culturalcloth.com/pages/artist/turkmen-women

 

Colors: variegated shades of turquoise to teal blue, red, pumpkin, cream, grey, lime, kelly green, and more. Beautiful on the wall or the floor.

Size: 23″ x41″ with 1″ friend on each end

Care: Place on top of a pad to prevent slipping. Spot clean with a damp clean cloth; dry clean as needed.

Estimated Retail Value: $179

 

Donated by Cultural Cloth