Traditional Persian Carpet Motifs

Persian wool is arguably the best in the world.

Traditional persian carpet motifs.

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. Mar 7 2016 explore arash salehe s board persian motif followed by 106 people on pinterest. Boteh gul herati mina khani rosette shah abbasi azari kharchang and islimi floral. 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.

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. Book of oriental carpets and rugs. The traditional way books on oriental rugs and carpets are organized is according to region of origin. Door bolt duck swan endless knot hand hourglass iris lily parrot phoenix pomegranate scorpion yin yang sources.

The motif of a carpet can be used to determine the particular tribe or the area in which the rug was woven. This motif is often found in a cluster all over pattern however. Apr 15 2017 explore soori mc s board persian motifs on pinterest. It is not unusual to find more than one motif in a single rug.

There are a number of patterns which are found in persian and oriental rugs called motifs these designs have different meanings and tend to be used depending on the area the rug was woven although it is not unusual to find more than one motif in a single rug. It is lustrous and superior. Boteh gul herati mina khani rosette shah abbasi. Wool is the most common material used in persian rugs.

Some of the more common motifs are. Several protective motifs such as those for the dragon turkish. Antique rugs are often more expensive than newer rugs but that is because of market demand and not because they are actually better. 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.

The author of this book tried something new categorizing by design. See more ideas about persian motifs islamic art turkish art. See more ideas about persian motifs persian islamic art. New york the hamlyn publishing group limited 1972.