Afghan V.G kilims

Kilim”, simply is a flat woven carpet or a kind of rug without any pile or knotted fluff: a coarse, thin handmade carpet. This carpet has different names in different languages. For instance in Afghanistan it is called “Kilim”, in Ukraine “Palas”, in Caucasia “Liat”, In Syria and Lebanon it is called “Chilim” and in Iran “Gelim”.

The name ‘Kilim’or’Kelim’ is Turkish, and comes from the Persian gelims. Kilims are flat tapestry-woven Carpets or rugs produced from the Balkans to Pakistan.Kilims can be purely decorative.