Early 20th Century Persian Hamedan Carpet
Stock ID: | #25731 |
General Rug Type: | Persian Informal |
Specific Rug Type: | Hamadan |
Circa: | 1920 |
Ground Color: | Red Rust |
Origin: | Persia |
Material: | Wool |
Weave: | Pile - Knotted |
Shape: | Rectangle |
Width: | 2' 6" ( 76 cm ) |
Length: | 11' 4" ( 345 cm ) |
DescriptionHamadanThe old city of Echatana in southern Azerhaijan province, Persia. Rugs called Hamadan are not made in the city, but only marketed there. They are woven in 100s of Kurdish villages and tribal encampments in the surrounding area, in a welter of designs and qualities. Pile is all wool on a wool or cotton foundation, knots Turkish with semi-geometric to semi-floral designs, in sizes tending to scatters and runners. The best old pieces have camel border and fields (see Hamadan-Camel). Production of these inexpensive rugs continues unabated, and many 1000s of them are woven annually. | |
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