Islamic World Carpets and Rugs
May 2026
These objects are all hand-woven carpets and rugs from regions across the Islamic world, including Persia, Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia, India, and North Africa, showcasing traditional textile techniques like knotted pile and tapestry weave.
95 objects · 5 institutions
Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s–1960
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875-1900
Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
19th-20th century
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1601-25
Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s–1960
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875–1900
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875-1900
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875‒1900
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
About 1875
Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
17th century
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
Mid–17th century
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
mid–18th/19th century
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 19th century
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875–1900
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875/1900
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1801/50
Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1500s
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1775‒1800
Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1890
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1850/1900
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 18th/early 19th century
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875-1900
Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1900s
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875–1900
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
17th‒18th century
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 17th century, Mughal Empire (1526-1799)
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
18th century
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875-1900
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1675-1725
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
Early 17th century
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1675/1700
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875-1900
Carpet
Metropolitan Museum of Art
18th century
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
Early 16th century, Mamluk period (1250–1517)
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1601‒25
Carpet
Metropolitan Museum of Art
17th century
Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800–1850
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875/1900
Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1601-25
Carpet
GETTY
about 1665–1667
Carpet (For a Buddhist Temple Column)
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), mid–19th century
Carpet (Kilim)
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 19th-early 20th century
Carpet (Known as a "Ryijy" or "Rya")
Art Institute of Chicago
1701/25
Carpet (Sileh)
Art Institute of Chicago
1864
Carpet (Ushak double-ended prayer rug)
Art Institute of Chicago
17th century
Carpet known as a "Ryijy" or "Rya"
Art Institute of Chicago
1798
Carpet, so-called "Polonaise"
Cleveland Museum of Art
17th century
Classical Turkish Carpet with the Lotto Pattern
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600–1650
Door Rug (Ensi)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1900
Dragon Carpet
Metropolitan Museum of Art
early 19th century
Fragment of a Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
16th century (?)
Fragment of a Carpet Border
Cleveland Museum of Art
1500s
Fragments of a Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600–1650
Fragments of a Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600–1650
Fragments of a Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600–1650
Garden rug
Art Institute of Chicago
1890
Half of Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1870–1900
Imitation "Bird" Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1901‒25
Incomplete Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1730s
Karabagh Prayer Rug
Art Institute of Chicago
1875/1900
Khamseh Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1890
Kilim with Bands of "Star" Motifs
Art Institute of Chicago
1st quarter of the 18th century
Kilim with Six Double-Niches
Art Institute of Chicago
early 19th century
Polonaise Carpet
GETTY
about 1620
Portion of a Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1575‒1625
Portion of a Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Prayer Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1850‒1900
Prayer Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
About 1894
Prayer Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875‒1900
Prayer Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
About 1890
Prayer Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875‒1900
Prayer Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
19th century
Prayer Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1875‒1900
Prayer Carpet (Sarouk Style)
Art Institute of Chicago
1875-1900
Prayer Mat
Cleveland Museum of Art
early 1800s
Prayer Rug
Art Institute of Chicago
1875‒1900
Prayer Rug
Art Institute of Chicago
About 1900
Prayer Rug
Art Institute of Chicago
1850-1900
Prayer Rug
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1800s
Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600–1625
Rug
Art Institute of Chicago
1875‒1900
Rug
Art Institute of Chicago
1875/1900
Rug
Art Institute of Chicago
1875-1900
Rug
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 15th/early 16th century
Sewan Kazak Rug
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1875
Shirvan Kilim
Art Institute of Chicago
Last quarter 19th century
Summer Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
19th century?
Table carpet fragment
Metropolitan Museum of Art
late 16th century
Turkmen Bag Face
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s
Turkmen Main Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
mid-1850s
Turkmen Main Carpet
Cleveland Museum of Art
1870s
Ushak Carpet
Art Institute of Chicago
1775‒1825
Ushtak Type Carpet
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1600
Woolen carpet with millefleurs decoration
Cleveland Museum of Art
early 1600s
‘Polonaise Carpet’
Rijksmuseum
c. 1600 - c. 1625