Afghan Suzani Kilim Rug

195 x 143cm, 6'4" x 4'8"
£870.00
  • SKU: 20172

    Birds move between branching trees across the pale ground of this rug. Some have long tails or broad fan-like plumage, while others are small upright figures close to the trunks. Blue, pink, muted green and reddish brown distinguish the birds and leaves. Several trees are delicately drawn, with fine branching stems that remain open against the grey field. A slim changing-colour line marks the outer edge.

    At 195 × 143 cm, this rug would provide a compact patterned area beside a chair or within a bedroom. Plain pale fabrics would leave the fine branches apparent, and a small blue object could answer one of the cooler birds. Warm wood would relate to the brown trunks. The quieter open intervals are part of the appeal: they give the delicate linework sufficient space, making a little bird near a branch as noticeable as one of the broader trees.

    The spacing is generous enough for each little group to remain legible. Larger trees provide vertical accents, while the birds introduce shorter curves and changing directions around them. Central Asian Suzani embroidery has a long association with the furnishing of homes, where covers and hangings introduced botanical and other decorative subjects. Uzbek communities developed particularly rich regional traditions. The name offers context for this Afghan kilim, but the widely separated birds and trees give its field a much more particular identity than a general floral repeat.

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