Kirman rug (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), Northwest Pers - Lot 28

Lot n° 28
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Kirman rug (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), Northwest Pers - Lot 28
Kirman rug (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), Northwest Persia. Circa 1920-1950. (Frayed and probably diminished.) Length: 270 cm; Width: 192 cm. This rug is embellished with rosettes, small flowers and polychrome floral scrolls on a navy blue background. A wide ivory border with polychrome flower garlands is framed by four navy blue and ivory counter-borders. Kirman's isolated location prevented it from playing an important role in the Sassanid era, but spared it from pillage by the Mongols. Its name, given in 928, means "place of war". Carpet weaving was encouraged during the Sefevid period, but was interrupted when the dynasty fell. It only resumed in the 19th century, and the offices of European carpet merchants gradually opened here. Around 1920, the city opened up to the American market. The wool of these carpets, which comes from neighboring towns and sometimes from Khorassan, is soft and white and was hand-twisted until 1950. Kirman is also renowned for its wide variety of hues, with fifteen to thirty different tones. Kirman carpets are often decorated with highly complex floral motifs. Bibliographical reference : SABAHI, T - " Splendeurs des tapis d'Orient " - Éd. Atlas, Paris- 1987- p. 165 à 169.
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