Afghan Maimana Kilim olive Stock Number: #4344

Stock Number: #4344

Size: 440 x 118 cm | 14'5" x 3'10"

Stock Number: BR1810

Stock Number: BR2661

The wool comes from hardy sheep grazing at high altitude in the surrounding mountains

Afghan Maimana Kilim olive Stock Number: #4344Maimana 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 Hazara 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