Afshar Weaving in 21st Century Iran

Afshar Sumac from Dr. Khosrow Sobhe. Thanks to Dr. Sobhe for a look at Afshar weaving and flatwoven rugs. Sobco International Ltd. produces some of the finest natural dye Afshari rugs.

The Afshar

• Afshar Weaving in 21st Century Iran

• Zarand Kerman Kilim around 1900 Lot 119

• Zarand Kilim, Kerman Persia, ca. 1900

• Rippon Boswell Kirman Afshar Horse Cover C. 1900

• Afshar Soumak Rug early 20th century Lot 182

• A Ruh Korsi Southern Persia Lot 226

• Sirjan Afshar flatwoven ru-korssi,

The Shahsavan

The Shahsavan have remained migratory herders well into the 20th century. They are best known for their sumac and kilim bags but they also make a large assortment of flatwoven rugs, kilims, covers, ru-korsi, and palas.

• The Wertime mid 19th C. Shahsevan Jajim
• Persian Varamin Area Shahsevan Ru-korsi
• Late 19th C. Shahsavan Kilim Lot 169 Rippon Boswell
• A-Bey on eBay Shahsevan kelim
• Bijar Shahsavan Kilim c. 1900 Lot 121
• Shahsavan kilim late 19th c. Lot 124
• Shahsavan Djadjim 2nd half 19th c. Lot 126
• The Dodds Unusual Shahsavan Kilim
• C. 1900 Shahsavan Djidjim Rippon Boswell Lot 90
• Mianeh Shahsavan Kilim around 1900 Lot 116
• A Shahsavan kilim Northwest Persia c. 1900 Lot 226
• Shahsavan Blanket early 20th c. Lot 124
• A Djidjim bag, Shahsavan Northwest Persia Lot 230

The Sennah Kilim

What we call a Sennah kilim is actully an Ardaiani Kordi kilim. The Ardaiani are a seperate and distinct group from the Garrusi/Bijari kurds to their east.

• Senneh_kilim_late_19thC

• Senneh Rugs: Senneh Kelim with close-up of weave

• 4 by 9 Sennah Kelim

• Antique Sennah Kelim

• Senneh Kelim, last quarter 19th century Lot 161

• Blue Field Herati Senneh Kilim Circa 1880 lot 5

Antique Sennah Kelim

The Bijar Kilim

The Bijar kilim is made by Garrusi/Bijari kurds. These kilims are related to the Sennek Kilims just to there west but they are not as fine

• Bijar Bird kilim 2nd half 19th Century

• Bijar Shahsavan kilim, circa 1900

• Bijar Mafrash Panel Circa 1900

• Bijar Shahsavan kilim, circa 1900

Bijar Bird kilim 2nd half 19th Century

Kurd, Kordi, Kurmanji

• Kurdish Djidjim late 19th c. Lot 125

• Bidjar Kelim late 19th/early 20th century Lot 160

• Rippon-Boswell Kurdish Kelim Early 20th lot 68

• Kordi Sofreh 1st half 20th c. Lot 207

Northwest Persian

• North Persian Mazandaran Flatweave Palas c. 1900 Lot 84

• Northern Persian semi-antique Kilim Lot 224

• Northern Persian semi-antique Kilim with stripes Lot 225

• Northern Persian semi-antique "eye-dazzler" Kilim Lot 226

• North Persian Kelim, dated 1901 Lot 164

The Luri

The Luri are one of the original Indo-European Persian people.

• West Persian Luri Kilim Rippon Boswell Lot 92

• Luri Kilim late 19th c. lot 212

• C. 1900 Fars Region Lori Kilim Rippon Boswell Lot 171

• Early 20th C. Veramin Lori Ru Khorssi Rippon Boswell Lot 209

• A Lori Sumakh early 20th c. lot 243

Bahktiar

The Bahktiari are one of the major subgroups of the Luri.

Shooshtar (Shoshtar) Kelim

The Qashqai

• Gashgai kilim early 20th c. lot 87

• Qashqai Kilim late 19th c. lot 117

• Darrehshuri Qashqai Kilem

• A semiantique Gashgai Moj lot 241

Veramin

• Persian Varamin Area Shahsevan Ru-korsi

• Veramin Kilim around 1900 Lot 118

• Veramin Kilim around 1900 Lot 120

The Baluch

• Persian Jamshidi (?) Grain Bag 1st half 20th c

• The Hsieh Baluch kilim

• Old Zabol Baluch Flatwoven Rug

The Yomut

• Northeast Persian Yomud Djaffabai Kilim late 19th c. Lot Nr.: 99

• Sotheby's Yomut brocaded flatweave