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55 York Street
Morningside, QLD, 4170
Australia

Antique handmade, long piled nomad rugs are rare and unique. Primitive Rug reveals the stories of the nomadic people who wandered the deserts and mountains of Central Asia and beyond, leaving behind these woven works of art. In our store you will find an exclusive selection of old, nomad made rugs. 

These primitive hand woven rugs are from the Amu Darya in the north of Afghanistan, Samarkand in Uzbekistan, the Afghan Pamirs, eastern Turkey, Iran, Spain, eastern Europe, and the mountainous regions of central Afghanistan.

RUGS

Uzbek burnt orange and indigo Julkhirs rug

Uzbek Julkhirs with Rhomboid design, fringes of “Russian Chintz”.

Natural wool foundation, four strips stitched together.

Indigo outer borders. Behind the sixteen rhomboid shapes that make up the lattice work field design, is a ground of orange-brown, a “burnt orange” colour. Each rhombus is highlighted with dark brown and white natural wool pile, complimented with a bright orange and mid brown, encompassing an indigo central rhombus.

Use of the rhombus is typical of Uzbek Julkhirs rugs and found in untold variations on the theme.

300 x 100 cm 8kg

Large Uzbek Rug from north east Afghanistan

Uzbek Large Memling Gul Julkhirs rug

Large Uzbek Rug woven in Four Strips Stitched together 1st Quarter 20th Century. Natural dark brown wool outer border, repeated rams horn secondary border in yellow and white. A third border with repeated rhomboid motif and rams horn inner border in natural cream-white wool pile. The field contains eight large “Memling Guls” set against a deep reddish aubergine ground.

305 x 197 cm 14kg

Uzbek One Piece Goat Hair Foundation Wool Pile

Uzbek Rug 

One piece Uzbek rugs from southern Uzbekistan and the north of Afghanistan are rare compared to Julkhirs rugs which are woven in several strips. This rug resembles early Uzbek Julkhirs one-piece rugs, or so-called Darya Uzbek one pice long piled rugs. The type of rug illustrated here is usually woven with a goat hair foundation and pile of either wool or goat hair.

This example was woven with pile of natural brown and white wool plus orange dyed wool.
230 x 142 cm 8kg

Massive Two Piece Long Piled rug. 438 cm x 189 cm

Nearly all natural wool colours have been used to created the earthy light toned hues of this large two piece bedding rug.
Dark blue - Indigo and yellow dyed wool has been sparingly woven into the pile of this rug, creating a subtle contrast to the natural wool colours of tan, white, brown and grey.

The repeated lattice rhomboid shaped field is defined by a "running mouse" brown and white border, surrounding simplified versions if repeated vase motifs. Each of these rhomboid shapes has a central “Mah” or Moon motif. With a large recumbent S border.

This bedding rug was created in an extra large size, double the length compared to other examples and probably used outdoors for large gatherings. In the right sized room, this rug would be a spectacular compliment to modern architectural styles. Second quarter 20th Century.

438 cm x 189 cm

Large Two Piece Orange Taimani Beautiful Kilim Ends.

Probably Ghor province Circa 1930.

Goat hair and wool warps, goat hair over binding to selvage. Vivid orange pile, combined with un-dyed wool colours. Thick lustrous wool, long pile. Wide kilim ends with bold graphic design seldom seen on Taimani bedding rugs, some of the original white and brown twining intact.

170 cm x 230 cm