Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 2.98 x 2.15 Gabeh

Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 2.98 x 2.15 GabehHamadan was once the capital of Persia during the periods of the Seljuks and today is the catchment area for rugs from numerous towns and villages, many of which have been weaving rugs for centuries. Because Hamadan rugs are drawn from such a wide area, they can be extremely varied in design. They are hard wearing and generally of good quality. Fairly recently rugs have been made in the city of Hamadan itself. Such rugs are made with thick high

we must start with the symbols and the motifs that appear on the carpet

but the shape rests in an elliptical shape motif

and despite that

The colours are wonderful shades of pinks and muted reds

A hand-knotted tribal Bakhtiary rug with triple hooked medallions set within a red-toned field of stylized trial floral patterns

and there are 240 to 550 knots to each square inch in a silk one

Today Arak continues to produce semi-tribal or “village” rugs similar to those made in this part of Iran over two thousand years ago

Soumak lacks the slits characteristic of kilim

and Eastern Turkey

The colours are an amazing assortment of parchment

This juxtaposition of concepts such as spring

The weavers also produce other trappings of the nomadic lifestyle