Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

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knots per square (KPSI)

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Number of knots per square " rates the knot quality.

Kuba

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A city and district south of Derbend in the Caucasus. Most Kuba rugs are of a small format, finely woven with a knot count of 100-120 and use the symmetrical knots. Major types of Kuba rugs are: ...

kufic

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

early islamic script stylized in carpets usually borders.

A town in western Turkey with a long history of rug production. Prayer rugs are most commonly seen and these are similar in design to the Ghiordes prayer format except for the flowers or vases which ...

ladik

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A famous Turkish rug production center as early as the 18th century. Ladik is most known for small prayer rugs with triple arch mihrabs, stepped mihrabs, or two column mihrabs. Main colors are red ...

Lahore

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A city in northern Pakistan which currently produces Turkoman design rugs, Chubi rugs. During the 17th century Lahore was a major rug weaving center for the British East India Company. In the 19th ...

Lavar (Ravar)

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A village north of Kerman known for very finely knotted Kerman rugs. The name of the village is actually Ravar so these types of Kermans should actually be termed Ravar Kermans as opposed to Lavar ...