Afghan Maimana Kilim jufti knot a city in western Iran

a city in western Iran that sits at a cultural crossroads between the bold geometric traditions of Hamadan and the more refined floral aesthetics of Sarouk and Farahan

Stock Number: BR975

Stock Number: BR02

ivory and indigo blues that give their rugs a depth and complexity that is immediately distinctive

Size: 144 x 85 cm | 4'9" x 2'9"

Afghan Maimana Kilim jufti knot a city in western IranMaimana 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