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Persian Rugs: Guide to Bakhtiari Rugs and Carpets

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The Bakhtiari are a tribal confederation of primarily Luri speaking people in Southwest Iran.

Woman in Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari Province Photo: Iran Daily

Bakhtiari Kilim with Mahali Luri Border ca. 1930

Bakhtiari Rugs: Antique Bakhtiari Carpet from Hassan Maktabi & Sons Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari Shustar kilim Ruh Korsi Khuzestan Province ca. 1880 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari Gabbeh around 1930 lot 149 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari Kilim with Mahali Luri Border ca. 1930 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari vagireh Rug ca. 1930 Lot 319 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari Gabbeh 19th C lot 43 Bakhtiari Rugs: Luri Bakhtiari or Qazvin Kurd Bagface C 1900 lot 169 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bahktiari Rug Chahar-Mahal Bakhtiari province Lot 165 Has Wrong Description Bakhtiari Rugs: Bahktiari Rug Chahar-Mahal Bakhtiari province early 20th C Lot 176 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bahktiari Rug Chahar-Mahal Bakhtiari province 2nd quarter 20th C Lot 204 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bahktiari Salt Bag Chahar-Mahal Bakhtiari province 20th C Lot 154 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari Rug, Shalamzar, Chahar Mahal C. 1930 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari Rug, Shalamzar, Chahar Mahal 1930-50\ Bakhtiari Rugs: Semi-Antique Chahar Mahal/Bakhtiari Rug Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari Rug, Shahr Kord, Chahar 1930 Bakhtiari Rugs: Persian Luri Bakhtiari Rug Rippon Boswell Lot 12

The Bakhtiari weavers produce rugs, kelims and bags for their own use as well as for commerce. Here are some items more likely to have been woven for indigenous use. Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari Shustar kilim Ruh Korsi Khuzestan Province ca. 1880 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari Gabbeh around 1930 lot 149 Bakhtiari Rugs: Bakhtiari Kilim with Mahali Luri Border ca. 1930

Women of Kohkiloyeh Boyerahmad Spinning Photo: Iran Daily

Bahktiari Salt Bag Chahar-Mahal Bakhtiari province 20th C Lot 154

The Bakhtiari make wonderful sumac bags. Note the pile at the bottom. This is rare except with the Bakhtairi. Pile at the wear points prolongs the life of the bag.

Local people perform traditional music at a feast in Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province Photo by Mohsen Shahmazdar

The Bakhtiari have a distinctive culture. The are both very Persian and very Bakhtiari at the same time.

The Bakhtiari are a sizable population in Khuzestan province.

Water channels in Shushtar Khuzestan province Photo: Iran Daily

River and bridge in Shahr e Kord Chaharmahal Bakhtiari Province Photo: Iran Daily A tribes man standing near a stone lion in Aligoudarz, Lorestan province (Fars Photo)Photo: Iran Daily

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