Vintage Kurdish Herki Runner reversible decor Khotan rugs take up design

Khotan rugs take up design influences from China and Iran

Stock Number: BR2154

a city in central Iran that has been weaving since at least the 15th century and is recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of carpet weaving

giving the pile a silky feel underfoot and a sheen that only becomes more pronounced over time

Vintage Kurdish Herki Runner reversible decor Khotan rugs take up designThe Herki are one of the largest Kurdish tribes, leading a nomadic and semi nomadic lifestyle across the mountainous borderlands of Turkey, Iran and Iraq. These runners come from Turkey, woven by Herki weavers carrying a tribal tradition that has never been formalised or institutionalised. There are no workshops, no pattern books. The designs are bold geometric medallions, hooked lozenges, stepped hexagons and tribal symbols, all come from memory and