Runners
Lonely hallways make for lonely homes. That is where runners come into play.
Runner carpets, being narrow and long, are carpets well-suited for hallways and corridors alike. Runners play a vital role in adding depth, warmth, and character to otherwise unassuming passages from one room to another.
Many nomadic tribes specialized in weaving runners as the narrow nature of the carpets meant material and tools to produce them were cheaper to procure and looms on which they were woven were small enough to carry from one region to another.
Chiloian Gallery’s wide collection of runners come in numerous forms and sizes with the most crucial ones being those from the Caucasus or tribal Northwest Persia.
2199- Kirshehir Runner
Origin: Central Anatolia
Approx. age: 2nd quarter of 20th century
Size: 111 x 400 cm (3’8” x 13’1”)
2221- Shahsavan Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 114 x 391 cm (3’9” x 12’10”)
2225- Shirvan Lezghi Rug
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 100 x 275 cm (3’4” x 9’0”)
2253- Kurdish Runner
Origin: Kurdistan
Approx. age: Dated 1918/1919
Size: 126 x 342 cm (4’2” x 11’3”)
2401- Kurdish Kazak Rug
Origin: Kurdistan
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 110 x 334 cm (3’7” x 10’11”)
2420- Gendje Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 105 x 318 cm (3’5” x 10’5”)
2421- Karabagh Runner
Origin: South Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 97 x 623 cm (3’2” x 20’5”)
2437- Kurdish Bidjar Rug
Origin: Kurdistan
Approx. age: 2nd quarter of 20th century
Size: 112 x 278 cm (3’8” x 9’1”)
2494- Kurdish Kazak Runner
Origin: Kurdistan
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 127 x 376 cm (4’2” x 12’4”)
2599- Karabagh Runner
Origin: South Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 115 x 440 cm (3’9” x 14’5”)
2603- Bidjar Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 105 x 515 cm (3’5” x 16’11”)
2624- Karabagh Runner
Origin: South Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 121 x 350 cm (4’0” x 11’6”)
2773- Shirvan Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 2nd quarter of 20th century
Size: 100 x 393 cm (3'4" x 12'11")
2835- Karabagh Runner
Origin: South Caucasus
Approx. age: 2nd quarter of 20th century
Size: 112 x 394 cm (3’8” x 12’11”)
2904- Karabagh Arevakork Runner
Origin: South Caucasus
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 109 x 266 cm (3’7” x 8’9”)
2907- Shirvan Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 137 x 425 cm (4’6” x 13’11”)
2998- Qashqai Runner
Origin: Southwest Persia
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 111 x 340 cm (3’8” x 11’2”)
3019- Kurdish Runner
Origin: Kurdistan
Approx. age: 2nd quarter of 20th century
Size: 133 x 433 cm (4’4” x 14’2”)
3021- Sarab Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 120 x 423 cm (3’11” x 13’11”)
3023- Sarab Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 115 x 284 cm (3’9” x 9’4”)
3027- Karabagh Runner
Origin: South Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 120 x 445 cm (3’11” x 14’7”)
3046- Karagashli “Fork-leaf” Kuba Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 109 x 375 cm (3’7” x 12’4”)
3075- Gendje Runner
Origin: West Caucasus
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 105 x 320 cm (3’5” x 10’6”)
3076- Karagashli “Fork-leaf” Kuba Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 117 x 330 cm (3’10” x 10’10”)
4012- Gendje Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 110 x 275 cm (3’7” x 9’0”)
4044- Sarab Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 133 x 595 cm (4’4” x 19’6”)
4048- Northwest Persian Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 105 x 380 cm (3’5” x 12’6”)
4051- Shahsavan Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 3rd quarter of 19th century
Size: 124 x 415 cm (4’1” x 13’7”)
4059- Kurdish Bidjar Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 2nd quarter of 20th century
Size: 94 x 381 cm (3’1” x 12’6”)
4091- Ferahan Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 2nd quarter of 20th century
Size: 105 x 490 cm (3’5” x 16’1”)
4098 (b)- Shahsavan Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 115 x 350 cm (3’9” x 11’6”)
4108 (b)- Sarab Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 110 x 540 cm (3’7” x 17’9”)
4136- Kuba Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 98 x 350 cm (3’3” x 11’6”)
4141- Shahsavan Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 100 x 262 cm (3’4” x 8’7”)
4142- Kuba Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 88 x 278 cm (2’11” x 9’1”)
4145- Hamadan Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 96 x 341 cm (3’2” x 11’2”)
4150- Bakhtiar Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 140 x 615 cm (4’7” x 20’2”)
4151- Karabagh Runner
Origin: South Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 100 x 404 cm (3’4” x 13’3”)
4207- Bakhtiar Runner
Origin: Southwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 120 x 615 cm (3’11” x 20’2”)
4232- Karabagh Runner
Origin: South Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 100 x 530 cm (3’4” x 17’5”)
4240- Bidjar Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: Dated 1903
Size: 103 x 510 cm (3’5” x 16’9”)
4282- Kurdish Kazak Runner
Origin: Kurdistan
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 114 x 410 cm (3’9” x 13’5”)
4306- Bidjar Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 110 x 512 cm (3’7” x 16’10”)
4315- Bidjar Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 130 x 285 cm (4’3” x 9’4”)
4377- Kurdish Shirvan Runner
Origin: Kurdistan
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 123 x 425 cm (4’0” x 13’11”)
4920- Bakhtiar Runner
Origin: Southwest Persia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 116 x 389 cm (3’10” x 12’9”)
4942- Bidjar Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 2nd quarter of 20th century
Size: 114 x 314 cm (3’9” x 10’4”)
4943- Sarab Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 108 x 510 cm (3’7” x 16’9”)
4946 (a)- Shahsavan Runner
Origin: Northwest Persia
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 100 x 288 cm (3’4” x 9’5”)
4950- Moghan Runner
Origin: West Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 125 x 350 cm (4’1” x 11’6”)
4952- Kazak Moghan Runner
Origin: West Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 104 x 322 cm (3’5” x 10’7”)
4954- Talish Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 100 x 330 cm (3’4” x 10’10”)
4956- Talish Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 96 x 323 cm (3’2” x 10’7”)
4958- Karabagh Runner
Origin: South Caucasus
Approx. age: 2nd quarter of 20th century
Size: 105 x 500 cm (3’5” x 16’5”)
4959- Gendje Runner
Origin: East Caucasus
Approx. age: 4th quarter of 19th century
Size: 105 x 400 cm (3’5” x 13’1”)
5044- Smyrna Runner
Origin: West Anatolia
Approx. age: 1st quarter of 20th century
Size: 110 x 383 cm (3’7” x 12’7”)