Rugman provides a brief history of the people and region where each of their
rugs was created, and precise details, including how many days it took to
weave it! Read
more.
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Tabriz City Wool Rugs Tabriz is an ancient city in north-western Iran, and the most prolific of all carpet centres. The quality in their carpets is generally exceptional, with most on a base of fine cotton, but sometimes on pure silk. |
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Touserkan Tribal Wool Rugs Touserkan rugs are made in the Kurdish nomadic districts of north-western Iran. The colors are mainly from natural dyes, and bright lively colors are used to bring life to their simple homes. |
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Bakhtiari City Wool Rugs Bakhtiari people are a noble, ancient tribe surviving in the Chahar Mahal region of south-central Iran. Primitive Bakhtiari rugs frequently have a checkerboard or garden pattern decorated with trees-of-life, birds, flowers and animals, sometimes realistic, sometimes abstract. |
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Kashmar City Wool Rugs The small city of Kashmar is very old, responsible for producing exquisite carpets for centuries. Kashmars are easily distinguishable because of their unique designs and their large size. The patterns are usually historic tableaux telling the story of a significant event in Persian history. |
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Qum City Silk Rugs Although signatures are found on fine rugs made elsewhere, the weavers of Qum take such enormous pride in their product that they almost always weave their signatures into a small part of the carpet's border. |