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

Beautifully coloured and lavishly used

Dominant colours are madder reds

They were developed in Lahore in response to the North American demand for traditional rugs without traditionally strong colours

Considered an essential skill

Because most feature the same signature design – a geometric border surrounding a foreground of Boteh (paisley) – Mir rugs are easily discernible from other Persian rugs

and feature traditional geometric patterns on solid-colours ranging from jewel and gold tones to classic reds

This is solely due to the hand-knotted technique used to create the rugs

helping to teach youngsters the symbolic language of patterns and colours that is the cultural heritage of the Northwest Kurdish people

These beautifully coloured

owning a Kazak rug was a sign of status

shades of ivory

The Kashan medallion has a distinctive shape