Persian area rugs are typically classified either as PersianTribal Rugs or Persian City Rugs. Within these two categories the differentPersian rugs get their names from the tribe or city in which they are designedand manufactured.
Here are some of the more popular Persian City Rugs:
Afshar Rugs: These rugs are generally smaller in size and typicallyfeature a geometric pattern.
Some of the more common patterns include multiple medallionsplaced in a diamond shape and connected at several points or all-over botehs,gul farangi (roses), and Afshar-e-Morghi (chicken) motifs. The colors of thesearea rugs range from burnt orange, dark reddish-blue, dark red, ocher, darkblue, brown, reddish brown, camel. Afshar rugs are usually constructed usingwool as a foundation, though sometimes cotton is also used.
Tabriz Rugs: Tabriz Rugs have curvilinear designs, though you could find a few thathave geometric designs. The common feature in Tabriz rugs is the symmetricalTurkish knot and the diverse palette of colors used in each rug. Tabriz area rugs have an overall pastel in a wide range of colors including peach, ivory,beige, camel and pink. Wool pile featuring silk highlights or just plain silkis usually used as a foundation for these rugs.
Kashan Rugs: The traditional design on most Kashan area rugs includes amedallion that is elongated, lobed and diamond-shaped with floral pendantsaround. Hunting, pictorial and vase designs are also commonly seen in Kashanrugs. Ivory, beige, rich red and navy are the commonly used background colorsin these rugs and the designs are made using ocher, turquoise, blue, red, brownand white.
Kerman Rugs: Kerman Rugs are typically curvilinear in pattern and feature Kerman pictorials including all-over stripes, boteh, floral, prayer, hunting, paneledgarden, animal or vase. These pictorials could be based on either European orPersian themes.
The more modern versions of the Kerman Rugs featureAubussons, which are Koran medallion-with-corners on an open field. The colors commonlysee in these rugs are orange, turquoise, ivory, ink, red-blue, rich red, pink,beige, champagne and lime green.
These are the more famous Persian Tribal rugs:
Baluch Rugs: Baluch area rugs are woven by hand by the Baluch tribe, anomadic tribe from southern Iran. Weaving of these rugs is done following aPersian tradition that dates back to 2500 years. The unique design features anoverall pattern with the main colors being rich burgundy, ivory and navy.
Shiraz Rugs: Shiraz rugs are hand-woven by the tribes of Shiraz in Central Iran.These rugs are simply and crudely done. The pile is cut long in these area rugsand they have plain color schemes.
Some of the more commonly used designs are geometric motifs,plants or animals and the selvages have a barber-pole effect that is achievedby using two different colors. The predominantly used color in Shiraz Rugs isred.
Wiss Rugs: These area rugs get their name from the village Wiss wherethey are made. Commonly used patterns include palmettes, foliage, gardenelements, foliage and vases in dark shades of burgundy or red. Wiss rugs areremarkably similar in appearance to Tabriz and Arak designs.
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