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This is an outstanding example of the work of the Kurds of Khorasan province. It is quite light and pliable and suggests some age. The weft wrapping pattern is well balanced throughout the field and the use of pale yellow gives the gelim a lighter appearance than is usual from...

This striking gelim is made by the Kurds from the Qouchan area in northeast Iran. It was purchased in Teheran in 1978. Qouchan gelims are characterized by narrow horizontal bands containing many different patterns. They are woven with extra-weft patterning, have an embroidered appearance and are often darker and thicker...