Afghan rugs
Central Asian textiles
Afghan rugs are handwoven carpets traditionally made in Afghanistan, known for bold geometric patterns and deep reds, blues, and blacks.
The rugs are typically wool, knotted by hand using techniques passed through generations.
The Afghan rug in the living room has held up for thirty years.
Afghan rugs vary widely in style by region and tribal origin.
- PersianOf or from Iran
- carpetThick floor textile
- floor coveringSurface atop subflooring
- living roomHome's social space
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
wool · silk · camel hair · handmade · tribal · Kabul · trade route · knotted · fringe · medallion · loom · dye · natural dyes · geometric · nomadic · kilim · red · intricate
- AfghanistanKabul, Kandahar, Pashtun, Tajik, Helmand
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