The fred moheban gallery offers over 50 years of industry experience with one of the finest collections of antique afshar rugs and carpets for sale.
Antique afshar carpets.
An afshar carpet handmade by semi nomadic afshars in the district of kerman in the southeast of iran.
Antique persian afshar carpets view a wide selection of art level antique afshar rugs now available for sale antique afshar southeast persian 4ft 3in x 5ft 7in circa 1875.
Afshar carpets rugs.
The afshar carpet is considered one of the best examples of nomadic art among carpets with their primitive and majestic beauty.
Afshar rugs carpets the rugs of the afshar tribes constitute one of the most interesting and ingratiating types of all persian rustic weaving.
The story is complex and a bit of historical and ethnographic background is useful.
Kerman afshar antique carpets often has a geometrical pattern with red orange and the hard to achieve teal green color.
They are a turkish speaking people who came south from azerbaijan around the early 16 th century.
The afshars are a tribe of turkmen azeri origin who presently occupy an area within southeast iran near modern day kerman.
Antique afshar southeast persian 4ft 2in x 5ft 7in circa 1875.
Around the city of kerman in the southeast of iran reside the semi nomads from the afshar tribe.