This playful rug encapsulates the charming vibrancy and tradition of mid-century Kurdo-Persian folk art. The vermillion field is subdued by the darker barn red mottling that appears throughout in the hand-knotted wool. The central medallion is an oblong lozenge in cheerful powder and steel blue tones, flanked on each end by a pair of pendants, the first in the same blue range, and the latter smaller yet, in a rich, deep indigo. The rug is encased by a tidy border in deep marine blue, beset with cheery multicolored göz motifs in alternating vermillion, peach, asparagus green, powder blue, and citron.
The carpet hails from Bijar, a market town in western Iran known as an ethnically diverse trading hub linking greater Kurdistan to the west with central Persia. The region is rugged and sparse, and its kilims — including the present piece — reflect this in the durability of their wool. Although tending toward the rustic in its fabrication, the piece echoes in a modernist fashion the design elements of the most revered Persian carpets of old, such as the teardrop pendants of the famed Ardebil carpet.
Main colors: Cacao, hazelnut, taupe, cream
Dimensions: 7’ 4” x 8’ 4” (224 x 254 cm)
Type: Kilim
Provenance: Khalkhal, Persian Azerbaijan
Made from the finest middle eastern fabric
We use the highest quality fabrics available on the market and are passionate about creating timeless, lasting items. To keep your rug in great shape, wash it once per year.
- No EU import duties.
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- Ships in our fully recyclable and biodegradable signature boxes.
