24387 - Shiraz Hand-Knootted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/Nomadic Authentic/Size: 7'4" x 4'2"

24387 - Shiraz Hand-Knootted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/Nomadic Authentic/Size: 7'4" x 4'2"NR: 24387Location: Shiraz Size: 7'4" x 4'2" 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

Over the centuries

The first looms were set up in the city of Qom around the 1920s as a result of the initiative of a group of merchants from Kashan

as well as the boteh motif (a highly stylized leaf-like floral symbol

Gabbeh carpets have a thick pile

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This is exactly what makes them a very sound investment

This is far and away the most original and interesting Afshar decoration

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These roses are repeated to cover the field of the carpet

In carpets made before 1915

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The main border band often has a herati motif in a very elaborate form (herati designs are diamond-shaped geometric forms with floral heads both inside and surrounding)