Afghan Maimana Kilim khesti design from the pile to the

from the pile to the foundation

The low pile keeps the detail sharp and the surface refined

strong borders and bold field patterns are the common vocabulary

often with a colour palette of deep indigo

and that remoteness is exactly what shaped the weaving tradition here

Afghan Maimana Kilim khesti design from the pile to theMaimana is a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, and it produces some of the most distinctive flatweave rugs in the country. The weavers here are predominantly Uzbek, and their kilim tradition stretches back centuries, shaped by the nomadic cultures of the region and the Turkmen, Uzbek and Pashtun influences that have long intersected in this part of Afghanistan. What makes Maimana kilims particularly rare is who makes them. This is one of the