Handmade Afghan Rugs provide something unique and different for your home with traditional designs that have been hand woven in the same way for centuries. Each Afghan rug is hand knotted from 100% wool, with a short fringe at either end, creating an individual work of art. These Afghan rugs are approximately 100cm x 150cm, 150cm x 200cm, 200cm x 300cm and are suitable for heavy domestic use. Undoubtedly they will create a stunning talking point for your room. The Turkmen tribe in North Eastern Afghanistan was one of the oldest tribes that have produced Afghan rugs.
Rugs of Afghanistan are considered an entry point of cross culture. Rugs are a background of Afghanistan culture. Afghanistan rugs are usually handmade with a loom. Many of the Afghan rugs are also woven by Afghan refugees who reside in Pakistan and Iran. In any case, Afghan rugs are genuine, often charming — and usually phenomenally inexpensive.
Afghan red carpets are very popular in Afghanistan and among European countries. These carpets produced in different region mostly in the North of Afghanistan. There are many varieties of rugs in Afghanistan and the styles that are woven and made depend on the tribes. Each tribe has its own specific design and pattern, such as in Andkhoi the most famous and high quality red carpets are produces which are knotted by Turkmen peoples. The rugs are mostly of medium sizes. Many patterns and colors are used, but the traditional and most typical is that of the octagonal elephant's foot (Bukhara) print, often with a red background. The weavers also produce other trappings of the nomadic lifestyle, including tent bags and ceremonial pieces. Beside red carpets other carpets are also produced in this area, such as Chobi, etc.
Another staple of Afghanistan is Chobi rugs, It’s also known as “Afghan Ziegler Rugs”. They are made by afghan people mostly in North of Afghanistan. The meaning of “Chobi” is wood, the colors of these type of carpets are taken from different kind of wood. These are also called Natural Dye or Wood Dye Rugs. Various vegetable and other natural dyes are used to produce the rich colors
Baluchi carpets are one of the most ancient carpets of Afghanistans, most notably Baluchi prayer rugs. They are made by Afghanistan's Baloch people, also in the western part of the country. Most of the weavers in Afghanistan are the Ersari Turkmen, but other smaller groups such as Chub Bash and Kizil Ayaks are also in the line of weaving rugs. In addition, Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, Kazakhs, and Arabs label their rugs according to their ethnic group.
Many of the tribes have been creating their rugs and outside rug makers interested in their styles have worked and helped create their styles.
Balochi is a type of tribe of nomadic people that live in parts of Pakistan Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan. They have a style of rug weaving that is unique to their customs. They are woven with specific colors, blue, red, brown, and black with off white speckles. They usually have a design of a camel centered in the middle of the rug.
Many of the Baluchi rugs can be found in in the Museum of Art at Indianapolis. The patterns and designs for these rugs by the Baluchi tribe are not recorded on patterns but from their minds, woven from memory. The patterns of the rugs often depict their beliefs.
