Product Description
Details
Collection: Lori Rug.
Age: 40-60 Years (Semi Antique).
Size FT: 9' 9'' x 4' 1'' .
Size CM: 297 cm x 125 cm.
Colors: Red, Brown, Navy Blue, Beige.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Lori Rugs
A superb example of Lori weaving heritage, this 9x4 ft Semi Antique rug showcases the celebrated Geometric design of Lorestan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Fars, Isfahan, Markazi, rendered here in rich
tones of Red, Brown with the authority of long tradition. The design tradition of Lori weaving centers on geometric compositions rendered with the confident drawing vocabulary of nomadic, village weaving culture. Working within
a shared design tradition while expressing individual creative preferences, Lori 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.
Woven by hand using traditional knotting techniques on cotton foundations, this Lori rug features a wool pile of natural luster and resilience. The wool is drawn from sheep raised in the mountain pastures of Persia, where animals
feeding on native grasses at elevation produce fiber of exceptional quality - fiber possessing warmth, natural sheen, and structural resilience that no manufactured fiber can replicate or approach.
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 Lori rug represents the authentic craft tradition of Lorestan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Fars, Isfahan, Markazi, 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.
Specifications
Original name: Lori Rug.
Alternative name(s): Lori Carpet.
Origin: Lorestan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Fars, Isfahan, Markazi.
Category: Nomadic, Village.
Common designs: Geometric.
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool.
Foundation material: Cotton, Wool, Goat Hair.
Knot type: Symmetrical (Ghiordes), Asymmetrical (Persian).
Notes
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