An authentic oriental rug is a handmade carpet that is either knotted with pile or woven without pile. Oriental-design rugs made by machine or any method other than hand knotting or hand weaving are not considered authentic oriental rugs.

These rugs normally come from a broad geographical region extending from China and Vietnam in the east to Turkey and Iran in the west and the Caucasus in the north to India in the south. People from different cultures, countries, racial groups and religious faiths are involved in the production of oriental rugs.

Oriental rugs are organized after origin: Persian rugs, Antolian rugs, Kurdish rugs, Caucasian rugs, Central Asian rugs, Chinese rugs, East Turkestan rugs and Tibetan rugs. A traditional craftsman mending a rug in Isfahan. ... Tibetan rug making is an ancient art and craft in tradition of Tibetan people. ...

See also

• War rugs
• Persian rug

Contemporary version of the Leyla and Majnun story The war rug tradition of Afghanistan, which has its origins in the decade of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from 1979, has continued through subsequent military, political and social conflicts. ... A traditional craftsman mending a rug in Isfahan. ...

External links

• Weaving Art Museum a nonprofit art organization
• Oriental Rug Notes
• Oriental Rugs Learning Center
• Oriental-rugs.com

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