Persian Hamadan

Persian HamadanHamadan rugs made in the towns and villages surrounding the city vary greatly, from quality to knot density to pattern. Finer examples include the Hosseinabad or Nahawand, while the less precious are simply referred to, collectively, as Hamadan. Dominant colours are madder reds, indigo blues and whites, with secondary colours of gold and yellow ochre, and the rugs are often based on geometric medallion and corner schemes, Herati (the most common) and

These durable rugs are woven by tough Kurdish people in the city of Bidjar

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green or bright blue

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Durry or Dari) is a thin

From Viss – a small town near the city of Hamadan – comes the Viss or Wiss rug

the Kazak is distinguishable both in technique and colour variation

nicknamed iron rugs

Within these patterns there is a lot of variety

the 'flatweave' kilim is almost identical top and bottom

The wool can range from dull to extreme glossy and the resultant pile is clipped medium to high

The central medallion is often latch-hooked and different in colour from the other two