Bazar Oriental Rugs - Metropolitancarpet.com: Oriental Rugs Dictionary

This page is designed to assist you with the numerous terms and definitions that are common with the oriental rugs industry. as whole, and Antique Oriental Rugs in particular.

The names used by scholars of oriental rugs refer to the origins of the items, geographical as well as ethnic.

Please note that this glossary is a new feature in our site and under construction and improvement. Your comments are highly appreciated and welcomed.

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Abrash: Term used in the trade for color change in a carpet
Abruzzi: District in Italy known for their textiles
Ada Melas: Type of Anatolian Rug
Adam: Style of architectual and interior decoration
Adler: Type of Kazak Rug
Admiral Carpets: Type of 15 Century Spanish carpets
African Textile: African textiles of various sources
Afshan: Mitif in design of varius type carpets
Afshar: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Agra: Type of Indian carpets
Ahar: Type of Northwest Persia carpets
Aimaq: Nomadic tribe
Aksaray: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Akstafa: Type of Caucasian rugs
Alcaraz: Tyoe of Spanish period carpets
All-Over Pattern: Style of design in various carpets
Allepo: Type of carpets made in Syria
Alpine Kuba: Type of Caucasian rugs
Alpujarra: Name of a rug producing town in Spain.
Ames Picturial Carpet: Mughal carpet in Boston Museum
Amritsar: Type of Indian carpets
Anatolian Kilims: Selection of Anatolian kilims
Angora: Quality of wool used in carpets
Anhalt Medallion Carpet: 16 Century Persian Carpet in Metropolitan Museum
Aniline Dye: Type of dyes used in carpets and textiles
Arabatchi: Name of a Turkoman tribe in Central Turkestan
Arabesque: Style of design in carpets
Arak: A village in Central Persia
Ardabil Carpets: A carpet in Victoria and Albert Museum, made for a mosque in Ardabil
Armenian Rugs: Rugs with Armenian inscription
Arraiolos Rugs: Name of a needlepoint rug producing town in Spain.
Art Deco: Style of carpets from early 20 Century
Art Nouveau: Style of carpets made late 19 Century
Artemisia Leaf: Motif in Chinese carpets
Arts and Craft: Style of carpets
Asmalyk: Shape of Turkoman rugs
Aubusson: Type of carpets made in France
Avar: Type of Caucasian rugs
Avunya: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Axminster: Type of carpets made in England
Aydin Kilim: Name of a kilim producing town in Western Anatolia
Azerbaijan: Ruga made in Northwest Persia
Azerbaijan Embroidery: Unique style embroideries made in the Azerbaijan region.
Bakhshaish: Tyoe of village carpets in Northwest Persia
Bakhtiar: Type of Persian Tribal rugs
Baktiari: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Ballard, James Franklin: Collection of carpets in Metropolitan Museum
Baluch: Type of Persian Tribal rugs
Bamboo: Chinese symbol in rugs
Baotou: A town of Inner Mongolia in China northeast of Ningxia
Bat: a symbol in Chinese rugs
Bauhaus: A design movement in Germany in early 20 Century.
Bayeta Serapes: Navajo Serapes woven by Bayeta yarns.
Bayeux Tapestry: An embraided tapestry depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
Beater: A weighted wood or metal comb used to beat wefts down
Bellini: Rugs named after similar items in Giovani Bellini paintings
Beluch: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Bergama: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Bergama Kis: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Berlin Dragon and Phoenix: Early 15 Century rug from an Italian church
Beshir: Type of Turkoman rugs
Bessarabian: Type of rugs from Eastern Europe
Bezalel: Type of rugs made in Jerusalem
Bhutan Textile: Textile woven in the kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas.
BiBi Kabad: Type off Persian village carpets
Bidjar: Type of Persian Village rugs and carpets
Bidjov: Type of Caucasian rugs
Bird Asmalyk: Type of Turkoman rugs
Bird Oushak: Type of period Anatolian rugs
Birjand: City in Eastern Iran
Blossom Carpet: Type of early Caucasian rugs
Bokhara: City in West Turkistan
Bordjaloo kazak: Type of Kazak
Boteh: Motif in design of carpets
Braided Carpet: Type of carpets made of strips of cloth
Buccleuch European Carpets: European made carpets in Boughton House, England
Burdur: Name of a rug producing town in Western Anatolia
Butterfly Saddle Rugs: Shape of Chinese rugs
C Gul: Elemnet in Turkoman rugs
Cairene Carpet: Eguptian carpets of 15 to 17 Century period.
Camel Hair: Type of wool and color
Carding: Cleaning and combing of the fiber prior to spinning.
Caucasus: Caucasian rugs
Cemetery rug: Type of tribal rugs
Chahar Mahal: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Chain Stitch Rugs: Rugs made with a Chain Stitch technique.
Chair Cover: Rugs made for Royal thrones in China
Chajili: Type of Caucasian rugs
Chanakkale: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Chapan: Turkoman or Uzbeki robes
Chelarberd: Type of Kazak
Chelsea Carpet: 16 Century carpet in Victoria Albert Museum
Chemical Wash: Type of carpet washing to soften the colors
Cherpi: Type of Turkoman coats
Chessboard: Element in Chinese or Tibetan rugs
Chi Chi: Type of Caucasian rugs
Chief Blanket: Type of American Indian textiles
Chila: Type of Caucasian rugs
Chinese Fette: Type of Chinese carpets
Chinese Rank Badges: Rank badges worn on Chinese clothing by the royal family and dignitaries.
Chintamani Oushak: Group of early Oushak rugs
Chirpi: Type of Turkoman coats
Chodor: Type of Turkoman rugs
Chrysanthemum: Flower in Chinese carpets
Cloud Lattice: Elemnt in Chinese carpets
Cloudband: Type of Kazak rugs
Coptic Textile: Early Egyptian textiles of various techniques.
Cotton: Type of fibers used in textiles and rugs.
Coupled Column Prayer Rug: Type of early Anatolian rugs
Court Rug: Highly important rugs and carpets commissioned by the ruling court.
Crane: Elemnt in Chinese rugs
Crivelli Rug: A rug in museum in Budapest.
Cuenca: Type of Spanish carpets
Daghestan: Type of Caucasian rugs
Damascus carpet: Period carpets made in today's Syria region.
Dargezin: Rug producing town in Northwest Persia
Dates: Dates in carpets
Dazkiri: Rug producing village in Central Anatolia
Deer: Elemnt in Chinese and other type carpets
Demirji Kula: Type of Kula rugs from Central Anatolia
Donegal: Type of carpets made in Irland
Dorokhsh: Type on Northeastern Persian carpets
Dragon Carpet: Meanings of Chinese Dragons in antique rugs and carpet designs
Eagle: Type of Kazak rugs
Engsi: Shape of Turkoman rugs
Ensi: Shape of Turkoman rugs
Erzurum Kilim: Kilims made around Erzurum, Turkey
Esphahan: Type of Persian city rugs
Ezine: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Fachralo: Type of Kazak rugs
Farahan: Type of Persian Village rug
Felt Carpet: Type of Turkoman rugs
Fereghan: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Fette: Type of Chinese carpets and rugs
Feuilles de Choux Tapestry: Early Flemish tapestries with large cabbage leaf as background.
Filkili: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
French modernist carpet: Crapets designed by famous artists in early 20th Century
Fu Dog: Elemnet in Chinese carpets and rugs
Gabbeh: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Game Park Tapestry: Flemish tapestries of 16-17 Century with small figures in greenery scenes.
Gansu: Type of early Chinese carpets
Garabagh: Type of Caucasian rugs
Garajeh: Type of Persian Village rugs
Garden Carpet: Design in Persian and Indian carpets
Geirous: Type of Kurdish rugs and carpets
Gendje: Type of Caucasian rugs
Genjeh: Type of Caucasian rugs
Germesh: Element in Turkoman rugs
Geysari: Type of Village Anatolian rugs
Ghashgai: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Ghiordes: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Girdlers Carpet: Early 17 Century Mughal carpet in Victoria and Albert Museum
Goradis: Type of Caucasian rugs
Halep: Rugs made in Syria
Hamadan: Type of Persian village rugs
Hand of Fatima: Element in Tribal Rugs
Herati Pattern: Elemnt in carpets
Hereke: Type of Anatolian City rugs
Herez: Type of Persian Village rugs and carpets
Heriz: Type of Persian Village rugs and carpets
Hilla: Type of Caucasian rugs
Holbein: Rugs named after the German painter Hans Holbein
Hooked rug: Style of carpet making
Ikat: Process of textile making
Ilkhanid Textiel/Tapestry: Mongolian textiles of Ilkhanid dynasty
Indian: Indian carpets
Indian Embroidery: Period embroideries made throughout India
Isphahan: Type of Persian city carpets and rugs
Italian Rugs and Textile: Rugs and textiles made in Italy
Jaff: Type of Kurdish rugs
Jajim: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Jezwa: Type of Caucasian rugs
Jordes: Type of Caucasian rugs
Joshegan: Type of Persian village rugs
Jozan: Type od Persian village rugs
Jute: Fiber used in carpet production
Kaitag: Type of embroidered Caucasian textiles
Kansu: Type of Chinese carpets
Kapunuk: Shape of Turkoman rugs
Karabagh: Type of Caucasian rugs
Karachopt kazak: Type of Kazak
Karadja: Type of Persian Village rug
Karagashli: Type of Caucasian rugs
Karakachili: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Karapinar: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Kars: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Kashan: Type of Persian City rugs
Kashgar: Type of East Turkistan rugs
Kashmir Shawl: Finely woven textiles used as shawls in the Victorian era.
Kasim Oushag: Type of Kazak
Kaysari: Type of Anatolian Village Rugs
Kazak: Kazak rugs
Kerman: Type of Persan city carpets and rugs
Khamseh: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Khila: Type of Caucasian rugs
Khotan: Type of East Turkistan rugs
Kirghiz: Type of Turkoman rugs
Kirman: Type of Persian city carpets and rugs
Kirshehir: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Kirshir: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Kis: Element in Anatolian rugs
Konagkend: Type of Caucasian rugs
Konya: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Kozak: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Kuba: Type of Caucasian rugs
Kula: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Kum Kapou: Type of work shop rugs in Anatolia
Kurdish: Type of Persian tribal rugs
Ladik: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Lady and the Unicorn: A set of 6 tapestries in Musee de Cluny, Paris.
Lakai Embroidery: Emroideries made in Uzbekistan
Lambaloo Kazak: Type odf Kazaks
Large Cabbage Leaf tapestry: Early tapestries with large cabbage lef as background.
Leaders of the World: Leaders of the World rugs
Lenkoran: Type of Kazak
Leopard Carpets: Pair of 16 Century carpets in Metropolitan and Vienna Museums
Lesgi: Type of Caucasian rugs
Lilian: Type of Persian village rugs
Lori: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Lori pambak kazak: Type of Kazaks
Lotto: Rugs named after Venitian painter Lorenzo Lotto
Lou Lan
Luri: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Mafrash: A flat woven bag in a form of a box
Mahal: Type of Persian Village carpets
Makri: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Mamluk: Period Egyptian carpets
Manyas: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Map of Weaving Centers: Map of areas with major weaving centers.
Marasali: Type of Caucasian rugs
Mashad: Type of Persian City carpets
Masulipatam: Type of Indian carpets
Megri: Type of Anatolian tribal rugs
Mekri: Type of Anatolian tribal rugs
Melas: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Meshed: Type of Persian City carpets
Mille Fleurs Tapestry: Early tapestries with small flowers as a background.
Millefleurs Rug: Design of certain Indian or Persian prayer rugs
Moghan: Type of Kazak
Mongolian: Mongolian rugs and carpets
Moon Shawl: Certain design in Kashmir Shawls
Moroccan: Moroccan carpets and rugs
Mudjur: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Mughal: Period Indian carpets
Mughal Embroidery: Early Indian ebroidered textiles.
Nain: Type of Persian City carpets
Navaho: American Indian textiles
Nazca Textile: Textiles made by the Nazca people in Peru.
Ninghsia: Type of Chinese rugs and carpets
Nomadic Bands: Bands or belts that were made by various Nomadic Tribes for their own use.
Nortwest Persia: Items made in Northwest Persia
Okbash: Shape of Turkoman rugs
Ottoman Carpets: Period carpets made in Ottoman Dynasty era
Ottoman Embroidery: Early Turkish embroideries in Ottoman era
Ottoman Kemha: Ottoman silk and metal brocade textile
Oushak: Type of workshop rugs and carpets in Anatolia
Paisley Shawl: Finely woven textiles used as shawls in the Victorian era.
Panderma: Type of Anatolian Village Rug
Paotou: A town of Inner Mongolia in China northeast of Ningxia
Pazyryk Carpet: A priod carpet in Hermitage Museum
Peacock: Elemnt in Chinese rugs and carpets
Peking: Type of Chinese carpets
Perpedil: Type of Caucasian rugs
Persian Picturial Rug: Picturial design in Persian rugs of the Qajar era.
Pillar Rug: Type of Chinese carpets
Pinwheel Kazak: Type of Kazak
Polish Sash: History of Polish Sash textiles
Polonaise: Typr of early Persian rugs
Pomegranate: Element in East Turkistan rugs
Pre Columbian: Pre Columbian textiles
Qashkuli: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Qashqa: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Rainbow Border: Elemnet in Chinese carpets
Rasht Embroidery: Embroideries made in Rasht, Persia.
Rugs in Paintings: Old master paintings that include rugs from the era.
Running Dog Border: Elemnet in Caucasian rugs
Rya: Type of Scandinavian rugs
Sacred Mountain Motif: Motif in Chinese rugs
Salor: Type of Turkoman rugs
Salt Bag: Shape of Turkoman rugs
Saltino Serape: Pre Colombian blankets woven in Mexico.
Samarkand: Center of carpet export in East Turkistan
Sarouk: Type of Persian village rugs
Saryk: Type of Turkoman rugs
Savonnerie: Type of French carpets
Scandinavian Tapestry: Tapestries made in the Scandinavian countries.
Scania Wedding Textiles: Swedish marriage weaving from Scania
Seneh: Type of Persian Village carpets
Senna: Type of Persian Village carpets
Serapi: Type of Persian Village carpets
Sevan Kazak: Type of Kazak
Sevas: Type of Anatolian village rugs
Sewan Kazak: Type of Kazak
Seychour: Type of Caucasian rugs
Shah Abbas: Shah Abbas King of Persia 1587 to 1629
Shahsavan: A confederation of Turkish speaking tribes
Shield Rug: Period Caucasian Shield rugs
Shirvan: Type of Caucasian rugs
Sileh: Type of Caucasian rugs
Sivas: Type of Anatolian village rugs
Smyrna: Type of Anatolian rugs
Sofreh: Sofreh rugs
Soumac: Type of Caucasian rugs
Spanish Textile: Early Spanish Textiles
Star kazak: Type of Kazak
Sultan Abad: Type of Persian Village rugs and carpets
Sunburst: Type of Kazak
Suzani: Type of Uzbeki embroidered textile
Tabriz: Type of Persian city rugs and carpets
Talish: Type of Caucasian rugs
Tamga: Element in Tribal rugs
Teheran: Type of Persian city carpets and rugs
Tekke: Type of Turkoman rugs
Throne Back: Type of Royal Chinese rugs
Tibetan: Tibetan rugs and carpets
Tiger rug: Tiger Rug
Transylvania: 17 Century rugs found in churches in Eastern Europe
Triclinium: Carpets made with 4 different designs
Tuduc: Rugs made by a Rumanian restorer early 20 century
Tuduk: Rugs made by a Rumanian restorer early 20 century
Tulu: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Turkoman: Turkoman rugs and carpets
Turkoman Embroidery: Embroideries made by Turkomans for wedding ceremonies
Unicorn Tapestries: A set of tapestries in the Cloisters Museum, New York.
Unique items: Unique very rare items in various collections.
Uzbek Embroidery: Embroideries made by Uzbeks
Veramin: Type of Persian Tribal rug
Verneh: Type of Caucasian rugs
Voysey: Carpets made by Voysey in Irland
William Moris: Carpets made for William Moris
William Moris Tapestries: Tapestries made by William Moris in Arts and Craft movement.
Yalameh: Type of Persian Tribal rugs
Yarkand: Type of rugs made in East Turkistan
Yastik: Term for a size in Anatolian rugs
Yomut: Type of Turkoman rugs
Yomut Asmalyk: Type of Turkoman rugs
Yorgan Yuzu Quilt: Ottoman era embroideries for covering mirrors.
Yurt Tent: Type of a tent used by nomadic tribes in Inner Asia
Yuruk: Type of Anatolian Tribal rug
Zakatala: Type of Caucasian rugs
Zeikhour: Type of Caucasian rugs
Zejwa: Type of Caucasian rugs
Zeleh Sultan: Type of Persian Village rugs
Zigler: Type of carpets made in Central Persia for Zigler and Company