More Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell

Persian Rugs: Guide to Senneh Rugs and Carpets
Tufenkian Carpets Area Rug Sale.

The Sine'i Kurds are part of the Central Kurdish group of Kurdish Rugs and Carpets,

Peter Pap discussing the best Senneh Kilim that I have ever seen.
Persian Rugs: Guide to Senneh Rugs and CarpetsSenneh Rugs and Carpets The Sine'i Kurds are part of the Central Kurdish group of Kurdish Rugs and Carpets,
Persian Rugs: Guide to Senneh Rugs and Carpets Sennehbaf Carpet Northwest Persia Circa 1925Senneh is one of a small handful of Persian cities with an appreciable carpet production before the modern commercial carpet period began. For a discussion of Senneh carpet production before 1870 see Leonard M. Helfgott's Ties That Bind pages 135, 209, and 221. What we see from a variety of sources is that weaving in Senneh dates back into at least the classical period and perhaps much longer.

Sennehbaf Carpet Northwest Persia Circa 1925 lot 88

 Sennah, Senneh, Sana, Sanandaj or Sanandag.

Senneh is one of a small handful of Persian cities with an appreciable carpet production before the modern commercial carpet period began. For a discussion of Senneh carpet production before 1870 see Leonard M. Helfgott's Ties That Bind pages 135, 209, and 221. What we see from a variety of sources is that weaving in Senneh dates back into at least the classical period and perhaps much longer.
The Kurds of Sannandaj

Sennah rugs are called Sennah because that is the dialect of the weavers. In most of the world dialect is more than just language it is an identity. The majority of the Kurds of Kordestan speak dialects of Central Kurdish and are Sunni Moslems. In the east of Kordestan are some Southern Kurds which include the Bijari Kurds who are Shia. We deal with the Bijari Kurds in Guide to Bijar Rugs
Kurdish men in their traditional garb Kurdestan province Kurdish men in their traditional garb Kurdestan province

Kurdish men in their traditional garb Kurdestan province
There is a temptation in "rug scholarship" to assume or imply that rugs are the product of their collection market centers. Sennah rugs are usually assigned to Sennah/Sanandajr but they are really the product of the Sennah speaking area around Sannandajr. There is a small production of Sennah workshop carpets that have a higher knot count and often have silk warps. These are the product of Sannandajr.
There is a temptation in "rug scholarship" to assume or imply that rugs are the product of their collection market centers. Sennah rugs are usually assigned to Sennah/Sanandajr but they are really the product of the Sennah speaking area around Sannandajr. There is a small production of Sennah workshop carpets that have a higher knot count and often have silk warps. These are the product of Sannandajr.