Afghan Maimana Kilim hand-knotted rugs Stock Number: BR873

Stock Number: BR873

The designs tend toward the geometric and angular

a city that has been weaving since the 15th century and remains one of the most celebrated weaving centres in all of Persia

Stock Number: BR1065

This is as refined as Afghan Chobi weaving gets

Afghan Maimana Kilim hand-knotted rugs Stock Number: BR873Maimana 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