Kerman or Kirman rugs span classical vase carpets, Qajar pictorial work, export production and regional weaving. Learn how to compare design, structure, condition and provenance without relying on one motif.
An illustrated guide to separating harmless handmade variation from structural weaving defects, later damage and repair, informed by a field study of Kashan rug weaving.
An illustrated guide to Iranian Armani-baf rugs, how they differ from carpets woven in Armenia, and how migration, regional workshops and shared motifs shaped their identity.
An illustrated, readable guide to Joshaghan rugs, from their Kashan-area history and debated Safavid attributions to later lozenge fields, motifs and practical identification.
Hamadan rugs form a diverse western Iranian weaving network. Learn how structure, regional labels, medallions, Mahi fields and careful visual comparison work together.
Malayer rugs are a diverse western Iranian weaving family. Learn how structure, layout, angular drawing, colour and local pattern names work together in a careful identification.
A readable guide to Persian rug medallions, from visible structure and regional drawing to the garden, basin and center interpretations found in Persian scholarship.
Explore the meaning, debated origins, and eight recognizable forms of the Boteh—the Persian rug motif widely known in the West as paisley.
Spin is not a rug type. This guide separates fibre, yarn making and rug construction, then explains what hand-spun and machine-spun wool can and cannot tell you about a rug.
A visual guide to tree-like motifs in Turkmen rugs, from ensi compositions to a documented mulberry design. Explore the historical comparisons while keeping visible patterns, object use and symbolic interpretation...
La nature et la culture se rencontrent sur le métier à tisser. Cet examen approfondi retrace les vents de 120 jours, l'iconographie des villages et les traditions de teinture qui...
Le tissage de tapis ruraux persans est plus qu'un artisanat : c'est une archive culturelle vivante. Les villages et les régions tribales d'Iran sont de riches réservoirs d'art et de...