Traditional Persian Carpet Motifs

Wool is the most common material used in persian rugs.
Traditional persian carpet motifs. Door bolt duck swan endless knot hand hourglass iris lily parrot phoenix pomegranate scorpion yin yang sources. Motif of an axe this icon of a two bladed combat tool expressed the power of the material from which it was made as well as represented the face of power. Ejder scorpion and spider sometimes called the crab or tortoise by carpet specialists share the same basic diamond shape with a hooked or stepped boundary often making them very difficult to distinguish. Several protective motifs such as those for the dragon turkish.
Apr 15 2017 explore soori mc s board persian motifs on pinterest. See more ideas about persian motifs persian islamic art. It is lustrous and superior. The motif of a carpet can be used to determine the particular tribe or the area in which the rug was woven.
Some of the more common motifs are. Antique rugs are often more expensive than newer rugs but that is because of market demand and not because they are actually better. Some of the more common motifs are. See more ideas about persian motifs islamic art turkish art.
Book of oriental carpets and rugs. Gul motif most commonly seen on persian carpets of tekke jomud and carpets from the regions of turkestan. It is not unusual to find more than one motif in a single rug. The traditional way books on oriental rugs and carpets are organized is according to region of origin.
This motif is often found in a cluster all over pattern however. Boteh gul herati mina khani rosette shah abbasi azari kharchang and islimi floral. Persian wool is arguably the best in the world. The author of this book tried something new categorizing by design.
Although the term persian carpet most often refers to pile woven textiles flat woven carpets and rugs like kilim soumak and embroidered tissues like suzani are part of the rich and manifold tradition of persian carpet weaving. Boteh gul herati mina khani rosette shah abbasi. New york the hamlyn publishing group limited 1972. This decision is very unfortunate as it makes the book practically useless as an aid for establishing the origin of a rug in any systematic way.