Oriental Rugs Dictionary
Bessarabian
Bessarabian carpets originate from the region historically known as Bessarabia, located between the Prut and Dniester rivers in what is now parts of Moldova and Ukraine.
These carpets were often produced during the 19th century and are characterized by floral European-style designs rather than traditional oriental motifs.
Many Bessarabian carpets were woven using flatweave techniques and reflect the influence of both Eastern European and oriental decorative traditions.
Bessarabia is a region on southwest Russia between the Black Sea and today Romania.
The weaving of the region started under the Ottoman Empire with mostly European floral styles. The type of weaving was pile and kilims with a very high percentage of kilims. Similar kilims were woven in Moldavia and many Polish Bulgarian and Rumanian items are called Bessarabian.
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