Persian Mahi Tabriz

Persian Mahi TabrizMore than 1,000 years ago, during the Safavid Dynasty, the first rug producing workshop was established in Tabriz, one of the world's oldest and highly regarded carpet manufacturing centres. Master weavers in Tabriz are among the most skilled in Persia and, as a nod to their outstanding craftsmanship, they often incorporate their signature somewhere in the border of their carpets. Hand knotted Tabriz rugs are renowned not only for their exceptional

Gabbeh is a Persian word that means raw

these highly skilled

The natural materials are sheep's wool for the pile and cotton for the warp with somewhat coarser knotting

It is the Kurdish people of the Middle East (primarily from the larger Kurdistan region that includes the Eastern part of Turkey

and those manufactured before 1920 were often tied on a wool warp

the Kazak is distinguishable both in technique and colour variation

Named after Mahallat in Southwestern Iran

structural strength and enormous weight

with a large and intricate (usually) navy border

Small animals or floral elements are sometimes incorporated

vishapagorgs (dragon-carpets) and otsagorgs (serpent-carpets)

Naturally dyed and woven on compact looms