"Oriental rug" is a general term for handwoven rugs and carpets (rugs larger than 9' x 12') that originate in a large geographic area once generalized by westerners as "oriental" but now often referred to as the Islamic world. These areas include Persia (Iran), the Caucasus, Central Asia and Turkey and correspond with sheep grazing land that provides wool fleece for spinning and weaving.
Oriental rugs are functional but also have symbolic uses. Tribal rugs woven on portable hand looms are Oriental, but "fine" Oriental rugs are woven on stationary, upright vertical looms often located in urban areas and sometimes known as "city rugs". The finest antique Oriental rugs (older than 100 years) were made in Persia.
Three structural elements create an Oriental rug: warp, weft and pile. The warp runs the length of the carpet and emerges at each end as a fringe. The weft is yarn fiber woven with or knotted to the warp fibers. The weft is sheared or cut to form a pile. A skilled weaver may average 5,000 knots per day and spend up to a year completing a room-sized rug with a complex pattern. Less complex designs require less time. Small rugs are often the work of one weaver; larger rugs are usually a team effort. Most Oriental carpets have densities of 100 knots per square inch (known as kpsi) but the count is higher for fine rugs.
In the 21st century a rug is termed "Oriental" based on how it is made – design plus hand weaving and knotting techniques – rather than where it is made. Countries where contemporary, new Oriental rugs are made include India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal.
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Navy Blue, Herati with All Over Design, Dense Weave, 175 KPSI, Pure Wool, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug
SKU : 329690
Exact Size: 8'1" x 10'1"
$5,754
$2,445
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Battleship Gray, The Golden Dragons, Chinese Qing Dynasty Inspired, Pure Wool and Silk, Cropped Thin, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug
SKU : 376575
Exact Size: 8'0" x 10'3"
$7,000
$2,975
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Deep Coffee Brown, Dancing Dragons with Clouds in the Sky, Chinese Qing Dynasty Inspired, Pure Wool and Silk, Cropped Thin, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug
SKU : 376570
Exact Size: 8'0" x 10'2"
$7,000
$2,975
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Cinereous Gray, Antiqued Chinese Inspired, Cropped Thin, Ming Dynasty Design, Pure Wool and Silk, Narrow Borders, Oriental Rug
SKU : 376565
Exact Size: 8'0" x 10'3"
$7,000
$2,975
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Cornflower Blue, Dense Weave, Sultani Pomegranate Design, Organic Wool, Natural Dyes, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug
SKU : 373555
Exact Size: 8'0" x 11'1"
$6,774
$2,879
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Uranian Blue, Sultani Pomegranate Design, Extra Soft Wool, Vegetable Dyes, Dense Weave, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug
SKU : 373355
Exact Size: 9'8" x 13'1"
$9,662
$4,106
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Carbon Gray, Hand Knotted, Sultani Pomegranate Design, Shiny and Soft Wool, Vegetable Dyes, Densely Woven Oriental Rug
SKU : 373120
Exact Size: 7'9" x 9'6"
$5,625
$2,390
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Blue Gray with Pop of Colors, Textured Wool, Soft and Lush, Dense Weave, Hand Knotted, Sultani with Directional Tabriz Vase Design, Oriental Rug
SKU : 373320
Exact Size: 8'4" x 9'11"
$6,313
$2,683
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Anti-Flash White, Textured Wool Hand Knotted, Sultani with Directional Tabriz Vase Design, Oriental Rug
SKU : 373180
Exact Size: 8'1" x 10'5"
$6,433
$2,734
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