Ardekan Rugs and Carpets
A while back I used to sell a few rugs. I did not
always know where things were from but I did my best. The first time I
saw an Ardekan carpet it was sold to me as a Kashan. I always thought a
30 Raj Kashan seemed a little odd and now it finally dawned on me that
it was an Ardekan.
Ardekan carpets are not nearly as fine as we
normally expect in a Kashan. However they invariably follow traditional
Kashan patterns and can look attractive in many settings.
Ardahkan is in the Northwest corner of Yazd
province on Route 71 which is the highway that skirts the salt desert.
Even though it is between Yazd and Nain it almost always draws its
influence from Kashan. Historically it is a center of camel raising.
|
