Vintage Kurdish “Golden Lightning” Runner 2’3” × 8’8” | Circa 1920–1940

Handwoven in Northwest Persia’s Kurdish highlands, this rare runner features a striking chain of diamond medallions outlined in stepped “lightning bolt” motifs. The palette—saffron gold, cocoa brown, and madder red—reflects natural vegetable dyes mellowed over a century. Crafted on an all-wool foundation with symmetric knots, this piece embodies the rugged artistry of Kurdish village weaving.

A dynamic and sculptural runner with extraordinary tonal contrast—tribal in origin, yet modern in spirit