Monthly Archives: November 2008

The Marginal Areas Rugs

November 3, 2008 – 12:17 pm

Although this chapter is confined to the less important producing areas, historically speaking, this does not mean to say that they have not made any significant mark on the craft. On the contrary, it will be seen that some excellent pieces came from these places, but in some cases there is a lack of authenticity, [...]

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Turkistan Rugs

November 3, 2008 – 12:14 pm

Almost everyone has heard of a Bokhara rug, but it is possibly true to say that hardly anyone knows anything more about the wonderful knotted fabrics which come from the two Soviet Republics of Turkmenskaya and Uzbekskaya.
This area, bounded in the south by Persia and Afghanistan, and by the Caspian Sea in the west, is [...]

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Qum and Nain Rugs

November 3, 2008 – 12:10 pm

Both these towns are on the main road skirting the western edge of the desert, the road from the capital, Teheran, to Kirman, the old route to India. Both started weaving carpets in the decade before the Second World War. Both produce fine rugs. Here the similarities end.
Qum is an important town in the religious [...]

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