Afghan Maimana Kilim handmade suzani The weaver first creates a

The weaver first creates a flat kilim base

Stock Number: B41

Size: 203 x 132 cm | 6'8" x 4'4"

Size: 187 x 145 cm

sitting along the ancient Silk Road at a crossroads of Central Asian and Persian cultural influence

Afghan Maimana Kilim handmade suzani The weaver first creates aMaimana 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