24242 - Shiraz Hand-Knootted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/Nomadic Authentic/Size: 8'1" x 4'7"

24242 - Shiraz Hand-Knootted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/Nomadic Authentic/Size: 8'1" x 4'7"NR: 24242Location: Shiraz Size: 8'1" x 4'7" Country: Iran Pile: Wool Base: Cotton Details: Shiraz carpets are hand knotted on ground looms by the nomadic and semi nomadic peoples living on the Fars tableland. The warp and weft of these carpets are wool except for some types knotted by semi nomadic people who use cotton. The weft can be either single or double, according to the tribe, but the pile is always wool. Some tribes use the Persian knot, other

The rest of the field is closely decorated with flowers and vine tendrils

it becomes immediately visible by the common person that they lack the natural and original beauty which comes from every incomparable piece produced by the original creators and the natural dyes which give these rugs their uniqueness

herati and boteh schemes

Red and dark blue predominate

Size: 3'10" x 3'0" / 117cm x 92cm

which is often decorated with heratis while the former is often of traditional rosettes and wavy line collections

bright renderings with blue or red fields to subdued palettes in shades of brown

Often these specimens contain a “tree of life” in the central part of the field

This fringe is usually tied in bunches

NR: 24281Location: SennehSize: 5'3" x 3'9"Country: IranPile: WoolBase: CottonSENNEH

on the inside

particularly those based on the herati and medallion-and-corner formats