Persian Bakhtiyari Rug - 3.87 x 2.85 Gabeh

Persian Bakhtiyari Rug - 3.87 x 2.85 GabehBakhtiar carpets are made of strong and sturdy wool. Because of this the carpets named after the nomads of the Bakhtiari tribe, who live in the Sagros mountains near the city of Isfahan are among the most robust of all Persian carpets. They are knotted from thick wool, which reduces their deterioration. It is not as fine and soft as the cork wool of other Persian carpets, but it has a clear advantage in its resistance to everyday stress. Bakhtiar

The diamond motif of the Shiraz carpets is usually in light or dark blue and the background is normally red with decorations of stylized plants and flowers

The field contains motifs representing nature and in particular spring

living in the uplands of the Fars area

Their colours are also deeper and more varied

Border of flower heads and leaf forms

Saveh rugs are known in the antique market from the late nineteenth century

Afghanistan

The first thing one notices about this carpet is the pronounced motif overall pattern that provides great unity to the carpet

The Afhar are tent-dwellers

some carpets have a design with repeating patterns

practical weaving techniques that reflect everyday rural use

The technique involves wrapping coloured weft threads over and under the warp threads