Bakhtiari Rugs Iran

Antique bakhtiari haft shotor 11ft 10in x 18ft 11in circa 1920.

Bakhtiari rugs iran. They are hand woven by the semi nomadic bakhtiari tribes people residing in central iran. 7 1 x 10 10 bakhtiari wool authentic hand knotted persian rug. 6 feet 2 inches by 4 foot 3 inches. The designs tend to be very dense and vibrant colors such as deep reds bright blues navy greens brown and beige were commonly used.

Bakhtiar or bakhtiari rugs are perhaps one of the finest of the persian tribal rugs. Bakhtiari rug chahar mahal iran 20th century. 4 4 x 6 3 bakhtiari wool authentic hand knotted persian rug. While originally woven by nomadic bakhtiari.

Bakhtiari people are a noble ancient tribe surviving in the chahar mahal region of south central iran. The wool quality and rich color of the bakhtiari rug is also notable whether they utilize an urban or more tribal design idiom. Antique bakhtiari haft shotor 4ft 5in x 6ft 5in circa 1920. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands.

Primitive bakhtiari rugs frequently have a checkerboard or garden pattern decorated with trees of life birds flowers and animals sometimes realistic sometimes abstract. The field is usually divided into compartments. The most common bakhtiari design is the. This rug is a bakhtiari village carpet.

The pattern of bakhtiari rugs is mainly geometric sometimes semi geometric and seldom curvilinear. Bakhtiari rugs are symmetrically knotted on a foundation of cotton. Since the early 19th century bakhtiari rugs have been exported around the world. A checkerboard field pattern of squares representative of a persian garden decorated with bird and animal images is typical of the bahktiari design theme although.

Antique bakhtiari rugs were woven in zagros mountains of iran and mainly woven by villagers and nomads of the area. Antique bakhtiari compartment rug 4ft 6in x 6ft 6in late 19th century. The bakhtiari oriental rugs of today are woven in a large number of villages located in an area of western iran known as chahar mahal. It must be noted the weavers of bakhtiari oriental rugs are typically not of bakhtiari tribes but rather a number of tribes under the rule of bakhtiaris.

6 feet 2 inches by 4 foot 3 inches. Antique bakhtiari central persian 14ft 0in x 20ft 2in circa 1920. The bakhtiari rug along with other weavings is a major artform of the bakhtiari tribe located in chahar mahaal and bakhtiari iran. Some antique bakhtiari rugs feature especially vibrant and expressive urban persian rug designs steeped in classical beauty and resplendent with traditional classical design elements often when a bakhtiari rug features a sophisticated composition like this it.