Afghan Rugs And Oriental Rugs

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Afghan rugs and oriental rugs

There are many different types of Afghan Rugs and oriental rugs that are out there on the market, there are so many in fact that the decision can sometimes be an overwhelming one. This article is aimed at looking at some of the different variations of oriental rugs that are out there on the market. The article will then conclude by informing you on where you can find more information on these products including afghan rugs as well as oriental rugs.

Different types of rugs including afghan rugs.

As mentioned previously there are many different types of oriental rugs, it is only after you have looked through all of these different types of rugs that you can be sure that you have found the rug that best matches you can your requirements. Some examples of the different types of oriental rugs include:
Abrash: A change in colour in the field and border due to differences in wool or dye batches. The color change extends across the rug, weft-wise. Abrash is more likely to occur at the top of a rug, as beginning yarn batches are used up, than at the bottom of a rug.
Afshar: A Turkic speaking nomadic and partly settled tribal group in Southern Persia with summer pastures in the mountains south and west of Kerman; they are weavers of excellent pile and kilim rugs. Afshar rugs - very collectable.
Agra: The capital of the Moghul dynasty in north central India which reached its golden age in culture, architecture and carpet weaving during the 16th and 17th centuries. From 1850, an organized structure of workshops began being established in Agra, weaving large Oriental Rugs in square formats which were designed with all over floral patterns. Structurally Agra rugs have a cotton foundation, are double wefted and use the asymmetrical knot. Some cotton rugs were woven as well.
Ahar rugs: Heriz style carpets NW Iran Azerbaijan.
Ahura Mazda: Pre-Islamic god. Zoroaster fire temples Yazd.
Aimaq: West Afghan group of tribes/clans.
Akkoyonlu: "People of the white sheep" historical central asian Turks.
Above is a list of just a few different types of oriental and afghan rugs, there are hundreds more to choose from, if you would still like more information then this can be found by entering the keywords ‘Afghan rugs’ into an internet search engine.