TURKOMAN KILIMS ARE PILE-LESS FLAT-WEAVE CARPETS. HISTORICALLY, THIS KIND OF CARPET APPEARED ABOUT A THOUSAND YEARS BEFORE PILE CARPETS. VIVID COLORS AS WELL AS MANY PATTERNS REMAINED UNCHANGED OVER CENTURIES. THEY USUALLY CONSIST OF SIMPLE GEOMETRIC ELEMENTS.
Gabbeh (from the Persian language farsi; raw, natural, uncut) are woven by handspun wool, and the yarns are dyed using plant dyes. The carpets are much thicker than other Persian carpets. The patterns of the carpet are of a simple type with only a few elements of decorative, mostly rectangular objects containing animals
