Product Description
Details
Collection: Shiraz Rug.
Age: 40-60 Years (Semi Antique).
Size FT: 9' 2'' x 5' 7'' .
Size CM: 280 cm x 170 cm.
Colors: Blue, Red, Brown, Yellow, Green.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Shiraz Rugs
Measuring 9x5 ft and featuring a Geometric design in Blue, Red, this Semi Antique Shiraz rug embodies the weaving culture of Fars - a tradition of exceptional artistry and enduring craft excellence. Collectors and interior
designers prize Shiraz rugs for qualities that commercial productions can never replicate: the sense of genuine human intention behind every design decision, the evidence of individual creative personality in every asymmetry and
color choice, and the direct connection to one of the world's great living tribal art traditions. A Shiraz rug is not merely a floor covering - it is a genuine cultural artifact of enduring beauty and historic significance.
Shiraz rugs rank among the most celebrated tribal weavings in the world, produced by the diverse tribal confederations of Fars Province in southern Persia - the Qashqai, Khamseh, Luri, and Arab weavers who have inhabited this
ancient landscape for millennia. Each rug is a portable record of cultural identity woven entirely from memory, embodying the accumulated visual knowledge of generations of skilled artisans who transmitted their craft through
practice and direct observation rather than through written instruction or formal design.
The design language of Shiraz rugs is boldly geometric and deeply personal. Diamond medallions, hooked lozenges, stylized boteh motifs, and tribal animal figures combine in compositions of remarkable vitality. Because each weaver
works independently from memory rather than from a shared cartoon, no two Shiraz rugs are ever identical - slight asymmetries and individual variations are the signatures of authentic tribal handcraft, evidence of a living
artistic tradition rather than mechanical reproduction of fixed designs.
Natural dyes are fundamental to the character of Shiraz rugs. Deep madder reds derived from madder root, rich indigo blues from the indigo plant, warm ivory from undyed wool, and accents of saffron yellow and walnut-husk brown
create a palette of extraordinary richness. These colors do not merely decorate the surface - they develop a complex, luminous patina over the decades, mellowing into tones of increasing beauty that no synthetic dye process can
approach or replicate.
Specifications
Original name: Shiraz Rug.
Alternative name(s): Shiraz Carpet.
Origin: Fars.
Category: Village, Nomadic.
Common designs: Afshan, Geometric.
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool.
Foundation material: Cotton, Wool, Goat Hair.
Knot type: Asymmetrical (Persian), Symmetrical (Ghiordes).
Notes
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