Ghoum Berber 8- Includes leather binding (leatherette

8- Includes leather binding (leatherette strips) which are hand-stitched under the free edges of the rug

weaving the rug requires 3 to 4 times the amount of work

It embodies the traditional aesthetic found in carpets from the Caucus region

Sometimes the decor of the field reveals the influence of miniaturists in carpets with plant and animal decoration

emerald and chartreuse hues on this checkerboard pattern carpet from Afghanistan

Ghoum Berber 8- Includes leather binding (leatheretteA Brief History of Ghoum Rugs & Carpets Ghoum rugs, also known as Ghoum, Gom, Qom, Qum, Qoum, Kum or Koum, are woven in workshops of Qom, a city located in northwest central Iran. Since rug production did not begin in Qom until the 1930s, Qom doesn't have any traditional designs of its own. Qom weavers prefer to weave the most favorable designs of other Persian weaving groups and sometimes Caucasian weaving groups and adjusting these designs to their