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Seen on: www.cloudband.com Malayer
Vaghireh
West Persia, Circa 1880
110cm x 128cm
Asymmetrically knotted wool pile on a cotton
foundation
Vaghirehs were used as samplers by weavers to
show the various patterns within the repertoire
of a given area. The overall graphic and
chromatic balance of the best of these pieces
makes us forget that we are dealing with design
model. Indeed these samplers can often be much
more fascinating than the actual rug, and, as in
this very sweet example, can be considered works
of art in their own right.
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A sample Malayer
carpet, Iran Size: 7 foot 10 inch by
14 foot.
Structure: Symmetrical knot. 6 knots per
horizontal inch and 9 knots per vertical
inch. 54 per square inch (837 per square
decimeter).
Yarn Spin: Z.
Warp: 1 ply white cotton.
Weft: 1 shot white cotton.
Pile: 2 wool singles.
Ends: Post-hitch wharf binding with .5 inch
warp fringe.
Selvages: 1 cord overcastting brown wool.
Handle: Medium,
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Similar Rugs
The distinctive identifying feature to these rugs is
that they are single wefted. Hamadan
rugs and Malayer
Rugs also use a single weft but they all use
symmetrical knots. So if it looks like a Persian rug and
uses a single weft then think Hamadan or Borchelu. Then
use the knot type to tell you which it is.
Oriental Rugs the O'Connell
Notes
Copyright Barry
O'Connell 2004 - 2007
Last revised: March 15, 2008.
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