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Collecting over the Years: Turkish and Caucasian Carpets

Having lived in Turkey for eight years and with me still working for a Turkish newspaper from Washington, we have managed to collect a large number of carpets and kilims. For now, these are the carpets; kilims to come (sometime!).
Khorsan, East Turkestan (Uyghur)
Khorsan, East Turkestan (Uyghur)		 Turkish village
Turkish village		 Caucasian (Shirvan)
Caucasian (Shirvan)		 Turkmen cuval (tekke)
Turkmen cuval (tekke)
Kurdish (change of mind and direction)
Kurdish (change of mind and direction)		 Caucasian prayer carpet (Akstafa), with hand motif
Caucasian prayer carpet (Akstafa), with hand motif		 Caucasian prayer carpet, Fachralo Kazakh (?)
Caucasian prayer carpet, Fachralo Kazakh (?)		 Caucasian prayer carpet, Daghestan (?)
Caucasian prayer carpet, Daghestan (?)
Karabakh
Karabakh		 Turkish, Konya Ladik
Turkish, Konya Ladik		 Turkish, Maden
Turkish, Maden		 Baluch (?)
Baluch (?)
Caucasian, Karabakh
Caucasian, Karabakh		 Kazakh, Lesghi Star
Kazakh, Lesghi Star		 Kazakh, Lesghi Star
Kazakh, Lesghi Star		 Caucasian
Caucasian
Kazakh, Lesghi Star
Kazakh, Lesghi Star		 Iranian village carpet
Iranian village carpet		 Caucasian
Caucasian		 Turkish, Yahyali
Turkish, Yahyali
Baluch prayer carpet
Baluch prayer carpet		 Caucasian, Daghestan
Caucasian, Daghestan		 Turkish, Zile
Turkish, Zile		 Small Caucasian
Small Caucasian
Small Caucasian
Small Caucasian		 Iranian, Khamseh
Iranian, Khamseh		 Turkmen
Turkmen		 Karachoph
Karachoph
Baluch
Baluch		 Iranian, Tabriz
Iranian, Tabriz		 Bukhara
Bukhara		 Hereke (Turkish)
"Hereke" (Turkish)
Unknown
Unknown		 Chelabord, Kazakh with Lenkoran design
Chelabord, Kazakh with Lenkoran design		 Turkish, Yahyali
Turkish, Yahyali		 Turkish, Dösemealti
Turkish, Dösemealti
Turkish, Kömercu
Turkish, Kömercu		 Armenian, Chelaberd
Armenian, Chelaberd		 Caucasian, Talish
Caucasian, Talish		 Caucasian, Shirvan
Caucasian, Shirvan
Turkish prayer, Kurdish?
Turkish prayer, Kurdish?		 Turkish kilim, Van
Turkish kilim, Van		 Afghan war carpet
Afghan war carpet		 Pakistan
Pakistan
Unknown
Unknown

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Stephanie PM reply 31-Mar-2012 16:24
You have a wonderful collection of carpets Helen! I'm not sure which is my favorite! BV
Michael Tauber PM reply 26-Jun-2011 19:25
Wonderful collection!
Giancarlo Guzzardi PM reply 20-Mar-2010 08:57
fantastic collection, congratulation
Milan Vogrin PM reply 06-Mar-2010 18:34
Nice collection!
William Barletta PM reply 02-Mar-2010 01:07
Wow! you have added more. The causcasian pieces are simply wonderful. As the sales person might ask, "do they speak to you?" the answer is definitely yes.
John Glines PM reply 09-Oct-2007 10:00
An unusual gallery with some wonderful photos. I'm ready to buy!
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