First impressions are lasting and this gorgeous gallery (kelleghi, kellei) size runner is a knockout in the center hall of a Connecticut shoreline home!  Recently purchased from us, it measures approximately 5′ x 12′ and was hand-knotted in northern Afghanistan by Hazara women.  It was made using handspun vegetally dyed, local wool from sheep inhabiting the mountainous region […]

This unusual and rare find was produced around the time Kebabian’s was beginning its New Haven operations.   This Kazakh is circa 1875 from the Southwest Caucasus, a.k.a the Lesser Causcasus.  This is a vintage rug with a bold design and strong colors.  The design is a Chelabird (Eagle) design with a Kufic border. The […]

Fine Suzani – Blue – Wool – 5′ x 8’2″ Fine Suzani – Natural – Wool – 3′ x 5’3″ Suzanis are textiles from Central Asia, mainly Uzbekistan, that are usually silk embroidered linens with fertility design elements (e.g., “paisleys” representing mother-with-child) that are primarily used as bedspreads. Many antique Suzanis provide inspiration for fine hand-knotted […]

Karakoram 7’10” x 10’1″. A hand-knotted “Folk Theme” carpet from Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan. Made of handspun, all natural colored wool (no dyes are used in this carpet, only the natural colored wool from the sheep) living in the high plateaus of the Karakoram Mountain Range.

A fine Tibetan carpet hand-knotted in Kathmandu, Nepal. Made of natural dyed handspun Himalayan wool and silk. The inspiration of the design is an Ashanti Kente cloth from Ghana, West Africa.