Persian Afshar Village Rug - 2.51x1.70 Tribal

Persian Afshar Village Rug - 2.51x1.70 TribalAfshar The Afhar are tent dwellers. Their primary occupation is sheep husbandry and handicraft such as many ornamental weavings: saddlebags, salt bags and flat weaves known in the West as kilims. They are however best known for their superb carpets in an array of eclectic designs. Afshar means obedient. Since the Safavid period, the tribal group Afshar migrated from their origins in Central Asia to settle in Iranian Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan republic,

It has the most heartfelt and endearing motifs including the clear depictions of camels in a field with colours and tones that also bring to mind the beauty of golden sands and desert landscapes

Traditionally

It has a magnificent combination of colours that blend and balance with each other

measuring 34′ x 17′

made from silk

There is much beauty and harmony in the elongated central medallions surrounded by flowers carpet

diamonds and crosses as well as representations of animals

Beautiful central medallions runner with lovely flowers spread across the field

Such rugs are produced in the village of the same name in the slopes of Mount Sabalan

The original Turkmen rugs were produced by the Turkmen tribes who are the main ethnic group in Turkmenistan and are also found in Afghanistan and Iran

being the centre of a yellow/straw base coloured field that is curvilinear in shape and containing a plethora of motifs and patterns all reminiscent of spring

It's made form silk and comes form the city of Qum