City Rugs vs. Village or Tribal Rugs
Although all rugs are woven in more or less the same technique, the divide between city and village or tribal rugs can involve substantial distinctions in style which, in turn, lend themselves to different formats and uses in interior décor. City rugs tend to be sophisticated, refined, and elegant, qualities that work well in formal settings, while the bolder, geometric designs and effects of village and tribal rugs work better in less formal circumstances. But taste trumps all such considerations. Those who appreciate tribal rugs will find them appropriate to any setting, just as aficionados of city rugs do. Village or tribal rugs tend to appeal especially to rug enthusiasts and collectors, who find in such pieces a remarkable degree of cultural authenticity, vitality, and personality.
