Persian Kurdish

Persian KurdishIt is the Kurdish people of the Middle East (primarily from the larger Kurdistan region that includes the Eastern part of Turkey, Iraq, southernmost Caucasus, Soviet Armenia and North Western Iran) that first wove the Kurdish rug. For these nomads, the art of rug making which was the primary means of creative expression was also instructional, helping to teach youngsters the symbolic language of patterns and colours that is the cultural heritage of

the Sumak is geometrically patterned wit tribal motifs (usually small birds) and works equally well with traditional

Bijar rugs

high quality versions are also made in Pakistan and India

vary greatly

Sarouk denotes romance

comes the Viss or Wiss rug

from detailed medallion and corner designs to adventurous hunting rugs to pictorial rugs that portray scenes of daily life

It was the Persian kings of the 17th century that resettled the Shahsavan tribes from their home in Central Asia

Using ultra-fine silk fibres

creating rugs that are tightly packed

extraordinary colours and fine fleece

with a smooth