The field guide · Kinds of rug
Ziloo زیلو
A ziloo is a flat-woven cotton floor covering from the Yazd region, above all Meybod and Ardakan. It is woven on a special loom in a compound weave with two sets of warps, so the pattern shows on both faces with the colours reversed. Ziloos have long been laid in mosques and houses, and mosque pieces often carry woven inscriptions and dates.
Also Zilu · Zilou · Zillu · Cotton Kilim
See also Flatweave, Kilim, Meybod pottery
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