Afghan Maimana Kilim Runner chobi wool The kilim is hand-woven on

The kilim is hand-woven on a horizontal ground loom

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and they are unlike anything else in Afghan weaving

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allowing craftspeople to develop their work without interruption

Afghan Maimana Kilim Runner chobi wool The kilim is hand-woven onMaimana is a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, and it produces some of the most distinctive flatweave rugs in the country. The weavers here are predominantly Uzbek, and their kilim tradition stretches back centuries, shaped by the nomadic cultures of the region and the Turkmen, Uzbek and Pashtun influences that have long intersected in this part of Afghanistan. What makes Maimana kilims particularly rare is who makes them. This is one of the