Antique tribal oriental rugs - Handwoven rugs - Flatwoven rugs - Cicim and tribal art

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Browsing our antique tribal oriental rugs collection you will discover antique rugs from different Turkish regions and woven by people having religious beliefs, lifestyle and cultural differences: cicim from Sivas, double blankets with pompons from Western Anatolia, , tulufrom Adana, bedcover from Malatya and baby blankets of the "spoon makers tribe", wool "paganic" suzani, double Kurdish "poncho" bags. But also other antique rugs such as blankets, door curtains, floor coverings, wall hangings, bags, animal covers, all-purpose covers from other countries and contemporary traditionnal mohair blankets from Turkey.

Travelling in Turkey to collect new items, I realized how rich of antique tribal oriental rugs she was . Seeking information throw this country with curiosity, discovering antique flatwoven oriental rugs, learning about different types of loom and tribal weaving techniques, my knowledge about antique handwoven rugs grew. Over many centuries, Turkey, crossroad linking Asia with Europe on the Silk Road, traded rugs from Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Irak, and continues now all over the world. In addition to this flourish trade, she made business deal with her own cultural heritage of knotted rugs and flatwoven rugs from different regions and towns and with the tribal oriental rugs made by settled people of other different countries and religious beliefs reflecting the influence of her complex and tumultuous history. Looking for antique tribal oriental rugs now, you can find a wide range of handwoven rugs' types : knotted-pile rugs, flatwoven rugs and felt rugs in many different countries.