Afghan Maimana Kilim vintage kilim mother to daughter

mother to daughter

the holy city of northeastern Iran and the second most populous city in the country

a weaving village in the Hamadan province of western Iran

the capital of Kurdistan Province in western Iran

Afghan Maimana Kilim vintage kilim mother to daughterMaimana 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