Afghan Maimana Kilim vintage runner Tabriz weavers were commissioned to

Tabriz weavers were commissioned to produce rugs for royal palaces and important holy sites

Size: 300 x 155 cm | 9'10" x 5'10"

browns and blues with contrast of white or ivory

The tree of life motif that runs through many Bakhtiari rugs has a story behind it

and the pile finer than a standard Chobi

Afghan Maimana Kilim vintage runner Tabriz weavers were commissioned toMaimana 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