The so-called Black Tent. The loosely woven goat’s hair fabric facilitates ventilation and allows light in, but it tightened in contact with the rain and becomes waterproof. An ingenious invention by the nomads of south west Iran, also see in parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Late 19th c. Fachralo rug , Wal Court, Edinburgh, Scotland
Late 19th c. Genje rug , Wal Court, Edinburgh, Scotland
Late 19th c. Moghan rug , Wal Court, Edinburgh, Scotland
Late 19th c. Shirvan Marasali rug , Wal Court, Edinburgh, Scotland
Late 19th c. Fachralo rug , Wal Court, Edinburgh, Scotland
Early 2oth c. Fachralo rug , Wal Court, Edinburgh, Scotland
Early 2oth c. Fachralo rugs, Wal Court, Edinburgh, Scotland
Late 19th/ early 2oth c. Fachralo rug , Wal Court, Edinburgh, Scotland
The so-called Eagle Kazak, Chelaberd (Karabagh) Caucasus 19th c.
Late 19th c. Shirvan runner. Dean Village, Edinburgh
Late 19th c. Kuba rug, the Caucasus
Late 19th c. Kazak rug with Akstafa medallions
Akstafa Caucasian rug, c. 1880
Tovuz Kazak , the Caucasus c. 1880
The so-called ‘Church Plan’ Kazak, c.1900
Karabagh rug, c. 1880 (the Caucasus)
Karabagh rug, c. 1880 (the Caucasus)
Tovuz Kazak c. 1920s (the Caucasus)
Kuba rug c. 1880, the Caucasus
Afshar kilim c. 1940s south-west Iran
1880 Karchof Kazak (the Caucasus)
Armenian Kazak, early 20th c.
Moghan Kazak c.1880
The so-called Cloudband Kazak (Karabagh) c. 1880
Armenian Kazak, early 20th c.
Tovuz Kazak c. 1880
Tovuz Kazak early 20th c.
Ascending arches/Bacali design Home
Chelaberd Caucasian rug
Lori rug
Yomud Asmalyk
1940s Heriz runner
Our rug on Italian TV
Our gallery some time ago
Grand Mosque in Isfahan/ Tabriz carpet
Our gallery some time ago
Late 19th c. Borchalou Kazak
A 200-year old Ladik Prayer Rug
1880 Shirvan rugs
Moving camps and following the seasons is part of the nomadic life
