The Persian rug (Carpet)

♥ The Persian carpet is an essential part of Persian art and culture. Carpet-weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Persian culture and art, and dates back to the Ancient Persia (c.3,500 BC).
Persian carpets can be divided into three groups; Farsh / ‘Qālii’ (sized anything greater than 6×4 feet), Qālicheh (meaning rug, sized 6×4 feet and smaller), and nomadic carpets known as Kilim, (including Zilu, meaning rough carpet)
The art of carpet weaving in Iran has its roots in the culture and customs of its people and their instinctive feelings. Weavers mix elegant patterns with a myriad of colors. The Iranian carpet is similar to the Persian garden: full of florae, birds, and beasts.
The colors are usually made from wild flowers, and are rich in colors such as burgundy, navy blue, and accents of ivory. The proto-fabric is often washed in tea to soften the texture, giving it a unique quality. Depending on where the rug is made, patterns and designs vary. And some rugs, such as Gabbeh, and Gelim have a variations in their textures and number of knots as well.
From the yarn fiber to the colors, every part of the Persian rug is traditionally hand made from natural ingredients over the course of many months.

Carpet Museum Of Iran

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The Achaemenid Pazyryk Carpet,
the oldest surviving carpet in the world,
5th century BC. (Click to see larger foto)

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A Shahsavan kilim with typical geometrical symbols some of them of mythological inspiration such as the crab or scarabeus. (Click to see larger foto)

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Ferahan Sarouk type Persian rug (Click to see larger foto)

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Rug from Qom, Iran. Design Lachak and Toranj (Click to see larger foto)

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Rug from Tabriz, Iran. made of wool and silk. “fish design” (Click to see larger foto)