Persian Hamadan

Persian HamadanHamadan rugs made in the towns and villages surrounding the city vary greatly, from quality to knot density to pattern. Finer examples include the Hosseinabad or Nahawand, while the less precious are simply referred to, collectively, as Hamadan. Dominant colours are madder reds, indigo blues and whites, with secondary colours of gold and yellow ochre, and the rugs are often based on geometric medallion and corner schemes, Herati (the most common) and

Beautiful rugs that mirror the traditional bordered Bidjar style of rug with a mohi (fish) medallion in the center

handspun from local sheep and dyed naturally with vegetables and roots

although the Turkish knot can be found in some antique carpets

where weaving quickly flourished

Primitive and rough

High quality carpets called Shahr-baff (Shahr meaning city

Ziggler began producing carpets in the Persian town of Arak in the early 1870s

the kilim Malaki can be used as a prayer rug or as a decorative accent

Vibrant handmade Mashwani tribal rugs have been woven for centuries by the semi-nomadic and settled Mashwan tribes in the mountains of central Afghanistan

the durable Persian Mir rug – known as Seraband (Saraband) in the 19th and 20th centuries – is part of the Ardabil group

('Kilim' comes from the Persian word 'gel

) Although earth tones