Vintage Kurdish Herki Runner floral Size: 187 x 119 cm

Size: 187 x 119 cm | 6'2" x 3'11"

This particular rug is a modern reproduction of the traditional Turkmen Tekke Engsi rug

The patterns are unmistakably Kazakh

This rug is hand-knotted from wool on a cotton foundation

The hand-spun wool also adds interest to the colour variations in the wool

Vintage Kurdish Herki Runner floral Size: 187 x 119 cmThe Herki are one of the largest Kurdish tribes, leading a nomadic and semi nomadic lifestyle across the mountainous borderlands of Turkey, Iran and Iraq. These runners come from Turkey, woven by Herki weavers carrying a tribal tradition that has never been formalised or institutionalised. There are no workshops, no pattern books. The designs are bold geometric medallions, hooked lozenges, stepped hexagons and tribal symbols, all come from memory and