CIRCA: early 1900’s
An Uzbek kilim woven in their traditional fashion using a warp-faced weave technique (aka warp-substitute weave) which accentuates their time-honoured designs. These types of kilim, known to the Uzbeks as ‘Ghujeri ’ (aka Gujeri / Gadjeri / Khadjeri) are first woven in long narrow strips which are then cut and stitched together as shorter horizontal panels – in this instance nine – to make the finished piece. The bold graphic designs as shown here are dominated by one or the other of the warp thread colours – in this piece yellow in the blue / yellow strips, or white in the red / white strips – with the used warp threads brought to the front when creating the desired design and the unused warp threads left hanging loose on the backside (for an example see center row, image right). The size is 296cm x 102cm, both the warp and weft are wool and it was made in the early 1900’s. This example has striking graphic designs with rich strong colours and is in excellent condition.