Persian Malayer

Persian MalayerMalayer, in the province of Hamadan, is the birthplace of the Malayer rug, a distinctive group of Persian weavings. Recognizable by their diverse colour and style, one of the things that sets antique Malayer rugs apart is an exquisitely detailed border that almost rivals the equally complex patterns within the field. More abstract or geometric than other Persian rugs, hand knotted Malayer rugs can be found in a wide variety of traditional carpet

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Woven with the Persian or asymmetrical knot and with wool made of velvet and silk

but the curvilinear pattern is instead features perpendicular

Primitive and rough

From facial wrinkles in humans to rippling muscles in animals

old Kashan and Sultanabad rugs

Additional design features can include small animal figures

with some antique examples feeling almost velvety

They often adorned walls and were even placed on the throne of the king or at his feet

a symmetrical repeating motif of four

burgundy and navy blue

their character coming from large