1,150.00 €
A vintage Arabic kilim from Iran featuring a highly unusual design. The weaver clearly loved plants, filling the kilim with numerous small motifs, each with three branches, arranged within a grid. Likely working on a small loom, she created two separate panels to achieve the full width and then skillfully joined them together.
In terms of technique, she first wove a plain red field and then added the decorative motifs, resulting in a distinctive and uncommon kilim. The black side cords were made using goat hair.
Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool
Size: 208×160 cms
Origin: Arab tribes from Southern Iran
Date of weaving: 1980s
Arab nomads of Fars Province, Iran, are descended from certain Arab tribes of Najd, Yammaneh and Omman who migrated in the 7th and 8th centuries following the Arab contest (640 A.D.) and the advent of Islam. They speak a corruption of Arabic and Persian.
Althoug Arab nomad piled production encompasses a great and astonishing variety of designs, with field patterns much more varied than other tribes of Fars, the Arab weaver´s adherance to a generally dark and sober palette has denied them the artistic recognition they deserve.
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| Weight | 4.6 kg |
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