Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug persian rugs botanical symbols and tribal motifs

botanical symbols and tribal motifs worked entirely from memory

Size: 147 x 100 cm | 4'10" x 3'4"

the colours have already mellowed and the pile has settled into a character that only time and natural dyes together produce

Size: 182 x 100 cm | 6' x 3'3"

Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug persian rugs botanical symbols and tribal motifsThe Hamadan region of western Iran is home to over 1,500 weaving villages, each with their own patterns, their own colour sensibility, and their own interpretation of the craft. No central workshop, no shared pattern book. What gets called a Hamadan rug is actually the product of hundreds of distinct communities, which is why these rugs have a character that more uniform weaving traditions simply cannot replicate. This rug is hand knotted from hand