Persian Shiraz

Persian ShirazThe lovely and highly geometrically patterned textiles made by the Shahsavan tribe a large group living a nomadic lifestyle in Northeastern Persia are referred to as Shahsavan (Saveh) rugs. It was the Persian kings of the 17th century that resettled the Shahsavan tribes from their home in Central Asia, which accounts for the similarity in style between Shahsavan rugs and those developed by the Turkomans and tribes from Central Asia. A rectilinear

the Boteh pattern

Kashan carpets also have distinctive borders

Recognizable by their diverse colour and style

Considered an essential skill

and Karabagh carpets were categorized according to the animals depicted: artsvagorgs (eagle-carpets)

straight medallions

latch or stepped hook medallions or small animal figures

light red or turquoise for background contrast

As hard-wearing as they are distinctive

with some antique examples feeling almost velvety

trees and humans

naturally dyed wool