Bakhtiari Kheshti Rugs: One Grid, Many Designs
A study of seven weaving areas shows how Bakhtiari garden-panel rugs vary within a shared grid. Compare real carpets and learn what their motifs can and cannot tell us.
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Tree Motifs in Bakhtiari Rugs: Kheshti Gardens and the Tree of Life
A visual guide to cypress, willow, flowering-tree and kheshti garden motifs in Bakhtiari rugs, with careful context for tree-of-life interpretations.
Bird Motifs in Bakhtiari Rugs: Peacocks, Nightingales and Garden Panels
A closer look at birds in Bakhtiari garden-panel rugs, from peacocks and flower-and-bird compositions to paired guardians. Explore the woven forms, local names and scholarly interpretations without treating every bird...