Product Description
Details
Collection: Malayer Rug.
Age: 40-60 Years (Semi Antique).
Size FT: 5' 8'' x 3' 7'' .
Size CM: 173 cm x 108 cm.
Colors: Madder Red, Cream, Navy Blue, Ivory, Gold, Burgundy, Forest Green, Rust Red, Beige.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Malayer Rugs
This hand-knotted Semi Antique Malayer rug from Hamadan - 5x3 ft - presents a compelling Medallion composition woven in Red, Blue, a living record of one of Persia's great regional weaving traditions. Natural dyes - derived from
madder root, indigo plant, walnut husks, pomegranate rind, and other botanical and mineral sources traditional to Persian dyeing practice - produce the warm, complex color palette that distinguishes authentic Persian
hand-knotted rugs from synthetic or machine productions. These colors develop beauty and depth with every year of aging and use, growing richer and more nuanced over the decades in a way that no synthetic dye can approach.
This Malayer rug represents the authentic craft tradition of Hamadan, where weavers have maintained the essential practices of Persian rug-making - hand-knotting, natural materials, traditional designs - against the pressures of
industrial competition and cultural change. Every knot in this rug was tied by hand by a skilled artisan working within a tradition of incomparable cultural richness. It is a unique, irreproducible work of handcraft that will
serve its owners beautifully for generations.
Malayer rugs originate from Hamadan in Persia, where a tradition of hand-knotted rug weaving has flourished for generations. The weavers of Hamadan have developed a distinctive regional style that combines the broad vocabulary of
Persian decorative art with the particular cultural character of their home landscape, producing rugs of genuine individuality and enduring quality that reward both immediate appreciation and extended living with them.
The design tradition of Malayer weaving centers on medallion compositions rendered with the confident drawing vocabulary of village weaving culture. Working within a shared design tradition while expressing individual creative
preferences, Malayer weavers produce rugs of notable visual character - compositions that are simultaneously rooted in Persian cultural convention and freshly alive with the personality of their individual makers.
Specifications
Original name: Malayer Rug.
Alternative name(s): Malayer Carpet.
Origin: Hamadan.
Category: Village.
Common designs: Medallion (Toranj), Shah Abbasi, Eslimi (Arabesque).
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool.
Foundation material: Cotton.
Knot type: Symmetrical (Ghiordes).
Notes
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