Afshar Tribal Rugs
Afshar tribal rugs are something of a mystery. Their origins are highly debated, going back to the 17th and 18th centuries. During the past decades, a small group of rugs have appeared in Pakistani bazaars that harken back to these mysterious Afshar rugs. Although they fit in with the general family of Antique Persian Rugs, [...]
Persian Salt Bags
The woven containers sold in the marketplaces and used by the nomadic populations of Kerman Province in Western and Southwestern Iran are called namakdan in Persian. Also referred to as Persian Salt Bags, these beautiful textiles do not only hold salt. They are also used by tribes as containers for a variety of other small [...]
Persian Tribal Rugs
The broad term “tribal rugs” can refer to rugs created by tribes both of traveling nomads and village-dwelling weavers. While designs largely influenced by urban patterns produced commercially are largely sought after, the unusual bird designs of southern Iran should be desired more because of their deep roots in the past, not traced to an [...]