
I started buying kilims in Northern Pakistan in the late 80's, a mixture of Turkmen ,Uzbeck and Baluchi weavings , most of which were no more that 30 years old .Occasionaly we would get our hands on something more exciting , like an old Senna or Qashqai, but these better rugs were very much the exception.
In the course of a few short years, even these run of the mill weavings become scarce ,and when faced with mostly new goods , i stopped buying .
It wasn't until i went to Turkey a couple of years ago that i realised how much i had missed my involvement with Kilims.
james yarrow