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Persian Sub Styles
Afshar, Ardabil, Bakhtiari, Bijar, Isfahan, Farahan, Hamadan, Heriz, Joshaghan, Kashan, Kerman,
Malayer, Mashad, Nain, Qashghai, Qum, Ravar, Sarab, Sarouk, Senneh, Serapi, Shiraz, Tabriz,
Varamin.
Bakhtiari
Bakhtiari rugs are woven in the province of Chahar Mahal-and-Bakhtiari located in west central Iran.
These rugs are mainly woven by villagers and to a lesser extent nomads of the area.
The pattern of Bakhtiari rugs tends to be mostly geometric, sometimes semi-geometric, and seldom
curvilinear. What distinguishes Bakhtiari rugs from other rugs is that they are colorful and bright; their
design also tends to be very crowded. The commonly used colors include deep reds, bright blues,
navy, green, brown, ocher, and beige. The most common Bakhtiari design is a panelled garden design
which consists of square, rectangular, diamond, or hexagon compartments filled with a floral motif
such as a willow tree, a cypress tree, a bush, a grapevine, a vase containing flowers, or a bird sitting
on a branch. Sometimes one motif repeats in several compartments; other times a motif is only seen in
one compartment. Every compartment has a different motif and color from its neighboring
compartments. It is possible to see the above motifs in all-over layouts without the panels as well. In
addition to the famous panelled design, large medallions resembling Heriz medallions, vase, all-over
boteh, and tree-of-life can also be found in Bakhtiari rugs. Runners especially with vertical stripes of
small boteh are common as well.
Afshar, Ardabil, Bakhtiari, Bijar, Isfahan, Farahan, Hamadan, Heriz, Joshaghan, Kashan, Kerman,
Malayer, Mashad, Nain, Qashghai, Qum, Ravar, Sarab, Sarouk, Senneh, Serapi, Shiraz, Tabriz,
Varamin.
Bakhtiari
Bakhtiari rugs are woven in the province of Chahar Mahal-and-Bakhtiari located in west central Iran.
These rugs are mainly woven by villagers and to a lesser extent nomads of the area.
The pattern of Bakhtiari rugs tends to be mostly geometric, sometimes semi-geometric, and seldom
curvilinear. What distinguishes Bakhtiari rugs from other rugs is that they are colorful and bright; their
design also tends to be very crowded. The commonly used colors include deep reds, bright blues,
navy, green, brown, ocher, and beige. The most common Bakhtiari design is a panelled garden design
which consists of square, rectangular, diamond, or hexagon compartments filled with a floral motif
such as a willow tree, a cypress tree, a bush, a grapevine, a vase containing flowers, or a bird sitting
on a branch. Sometimes one motif repeats in several compartments; other times a motif is only seen in
one compartment. Every compartment has a different motif and color from its neighboring
compartments. It is possible to see the above motifs in all-over layouts without the panels as well. In
addition to the famous panelled design, large medallions resembling Heriz medallions, vase, all-over
boteh, and tree-of-life can also be found in Bakhtiari rugs. Runners especially with vertical stripes of
small boteh are common as well.
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Bakhtiari rugs are mostly woven with the symmetric (Turkish) knot although in Shahr-e-Kurd, the capital
city of the Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari province, weavers use the asymmetric (Persian) knot. Even though
Bakhtiari rugs are usually marketed under Bakhtiari, sometimes they may be sold under the specific village
name where they are woven such as Chahal Shotur, Saman, or Farah Dumbah. The very fine-knotted
Bakhtiari rugs are sometimes referred to as Bibibaffs, which means "woven by a woman" in Persian.
Quality
There is a wide variation in quality and prices among carpets from this region, ranging from consumer
carpets up to excellent collector's pieces.
Knots
The Turkish knot is used in greatly varying knot densities, ranging from very coarse to medium fine.
Foundation
Warp and weft are of cotton.
city of the Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari province, weavers use the asymmetric (Persian) knot. Even though
Bakhtiari rugs are usually marketed under Bakhtiari, sometimes they may be sold under the specific village
name where they are woven such as Chahal Shotur, Saman, or Farah Dumbah. The very fine-knotted
Bakhtiari rugs are sometimes referred to as Bibibaffs, which means "woven by a woman" in Persian.
Quality
There is a wide variation in quality and prices among carpets from this region, ranging from consumer
carpets up to excellent collector's pieces.
Knots
The Turkish knot is used in greatly varying knot densities, ranging from very coarse to medium fine.
Foundation
Warp and weft are of cotton.