Jijim (also cicim or jajim) rugs are one of the most distinctive flatweaves, and a window into how nomadic households actually made their textiles. Because tribal looms were narrow and portable, weavers produced long strips — often with small, brocaded motifs worked into them — and then sewed several strips together, selvedge to selvedge, to make a larger cover, blanket or floor piece.

The result is a banded, patchwork-like textile with a charming folk character, woven across Anatolia and Persia, and quite unlike any pile rug.