What counts as a tribal rug?

Hand-knotted and flatwoven wool made by nomadic, semi-nomadic and village weavers, rather than in a commercial workshop. The weaving regions are Persia, the Caucasus, Anatolia, Central Asia and Afghanistan. The heading covers more than floor coverings. Storage bags, tent trappings, animal covers, eating cloths and prayer rugs all sit under it.

How old are these rugs usually?

The dated field spans 1750 to 1960, and the weight of it falls between 1880 and 1930. The 1900s are the single biggest decade, followed by the 1880s and 1920s. Only a small number are dated to the 1850s or 1860s, and nothing in the samples goes past the 1940s. A further group carries the label '19th Century' rather than a year.

Why do so many titles say design?

'Design' appears in 339 titles, nearly a fifth of them, which makes it the main descriptor in this category. Dealers name the pattern before they name a measurement or a colour. Herati, Mina Khani, boteh, Memling gul, tree of life, mihrab and ikat all turn up as named designs.

Are tribal bags collected separately from rugs?

They are a branch in their own right. 72 titles say 'bag', 68 say 'face', 48 'torba' and 43 'chuval'. The sampled forms run well beyond storage: salt bags, vanity bags, spindle bags, okbash, tubreh, wheat sacks and gapylyk. Whether a bag keeps its back, tassels or its pair changes where it sits in the range.

Do tribal rugs carry woven dates?

Rarely. A handful of sampled titles cite one, including '1326' read as 1908, '1288' read as 1871, an inscribed 1892 and a 1921. Everything else is estimated, which is why decades on tribal rugs are given as circa.

What Central Asian pieces turn up here?

Turkmen weaving is about a fifth of the category, with Tekke, Ersari and Yomut the recurring groups, plus ensi door rugs, asmalyks and tent bands. Uzbek work appears in 51 titles and is the one place where embroidery rather than weaving carries the piece: Lakai dowry hangings, silk-on-cotton suzani and silk ikat panels.

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Wool rugs, bags and flatweaves made by nomadic and village weavers across Persia, the Caucasus, Anatolia and Central Asia, woven on portable looms for the weavers' own floors, tents and animals rather than for the workshop export trade.

Persian Tribal Rug 1.60m X 1.36m, Circa 1880

19th century

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Persian Tribal Rug 1.60m X 1.36m, Circa 1880

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Antique Shahsavan or South Caucasian Soumak Mafrash Panel, Circa 1890.

19th century

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Antique Shahsavan or South Caucasian Soumak Mafrash Panel, Circa 1890.

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£650

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Antique East Caucasian Rug with Lesghi Star Design, Small Size, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique East Caucasian Rug with Lesghi Star Design, Small Size, Circa 1900.

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Afghan Baluch Rug, Small Size with Lattice Design, Circa 1900.

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£600

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Antique Runner by the Luri Tribe, Repeat Shield Design, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Runner by the Luri Tribe, Repeat Shield Design, Circa 1900.

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Antique Kurdish Soumak Kilim by the Quchan Kurds, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Kurdish Soumak Kilim by the Quchan Kurds, Circa 1900.

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£2,100

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Antique Narrow Runner by the Luri Tribe, Circa 1920.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Narrow Runner by the Luri Tribe, Circa 1920.

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£2,750

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Antique Caucasian Seichur Rug with Star and Lattice Design, Circa 1880.

19th century

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Antique Caucasian Seichur Rug with Star and Lattice Design, Circa 1880.

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Antique Khamseh Tribal Rug, Pecking Chickens, Circa 1890.

19th century

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Antique Khamseh Tribal Rug, Pecking Chickens, Circa 1890.

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Antique Tribal Qashqai Rug of Unusual Design, Circa 1880.

19th century

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Antique Tribal Qashqai Rug of Unusual Design, Circa 1880.

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The oldest to pass through Sellingantiques date to the 1750s: an 18th century Salor Turkoman chuval fragment of 29 by 70cm, and a Kuba blossom carpet.

Rare Antique Afshar Runner, South-west Persia

19th century

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Rare Antique Afshar Runner, South-west Persia

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Very Fine Antique Caucasian Kuba Narrow Runner 312x78cm

19th century

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Very Fine Antique Caucasian Kuba Narrow Runner 312x78cm

From Haliden Oriental Carpets

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Karaja Rug, Persia

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Fine Antique West Persian Rug 2.05m X 1.32m (6'9" X 4'3")

19th century

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Fine Antique West Persian Rug 2.05m X 1.32m (6'9" X 4'3")

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Old Hamadan Region Village Rug, Circa 1920.

1900 - 1920

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Old Hamadan Region Village Rug, Circa 1920.

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Antique Caucasian Armenian Erivan Rug on a Scarce Yellow Ground, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Caucasian Armenian Erivan Rug on a Scarce Yellow Ground, Circa 1900.

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Antique Tribal Rugs

Persian Tribal Rug 1.60m X 1.36m, Circa 1880

Antique Shahsavan or South Caucasian Soumak Mafrash Panel, Circa 1890.

Antique East Caucasian Rug with Lesghi Star Design, Small Size, Circa 1900.

Antique Afghan Baluch Rug, Small Size with Lattice Design, Circa 1900.

Antique Runner by the Luri Tribe, Repeat Shield Design, Circa 1900.

Antique Kurdish Soumak Kilim by the Quchan Kurds, Circa 1900.

Antique Narrow Runner by the Luri Tribe, Circa 1920.

Antique Caucasian Seichur Rug with Star and Lattice Design, Circa 1880.

Antique Khamseh Tribal Rug, Pecking Chickens, Circa 1890.

Antique Tribal Qashqai Rug of Unusual Design, Circa 1880.

Rare Antique Afshar Runner, South-west Persia

Very Fine Antique Caucasian Kuba Narrow Runner 312x78cm

Antique Karaja Rug, Persia

Fine Antique West Persian Rug 2.05m X 1.32m (6'9" X 4'3")

Old Hamadan Region Village Rug, Circa 1920.

Antique Caucasian Armenian Erivan Rug on a Scarce Yellow Ground, Circa 1900.

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