Afghan Maimana Kilim vintage runner Size: 154 x 88 cm

Size: 154 x 88 cm | 5'1" x 2'10"

What makes a Herki runner immediately recognisable is the wool

Condition: Estimated to be 50 - 60 years old

Tabriz weavers were commissioned to produce rugs for royal palaces and important holy sites

Mamluk rugs originated from Egypt during the thirteenth century and continue to be in production to this day

Afghan Maimana Kilim vintage runner Size: 154 x 88 cmMaimana 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