Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 1.21 x 0.65 Turkaman

Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 1.21 x 0.65 TurkamanHamadan was once the capital of Persia during the periods of the Seljuks and today is the catchment area for rugs from numerous towns and villages, many of which have been weaving rugs for centuries. Because Hamadan rugs are drawn from such a wide area, they can be extremely varied in design. They are hard wearing and generally of good quality. Fairly recently rugs have been made in the city of Hamadan itself. Such rugs are made with thick high

This is an all over pattern carpet with the prominent feature being the repetition in the filed of large boteh motifs

some carpets have a design with repeating patterns The Faeghi family are the name you can trust

Typically colours are red

This carpet may hold its place comfortably with the very best produced in that region and may be purchased withe our highest recommendation

The central rosette style medallion explodes gently out into the field

It i made of wool form the city of Tabriz

and these weavers gave the rug its distinctive design

The import of textiles from the west lead to the decline of this craft

The Afhar are tent-dwellers

The centre has a gentle blue present and this contrasts perfectly with the somewhat darker and warmer colours in the rest of the carpet

Especially popular are Khal Mohammadi or Afghan Aqche

tan and blue