Textile Art Department Flat-Woven Rug (Kilim) Iran, Kurdish tribe, late 1800s wool, 72 x 48 inches (1.83 x 1.22 m) Gift of Mrs. William Maxwell 1948.11 Zoom in on Flat-Woven Rug

In contrast to pile carpets with knotted threads, a kilim is a flat-woven textile, usually with a slit where two colors meet along the vertical pattern.


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