Khamseh. Khamseh Carpet. 1885–1895. Iran. Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as Turkish (Ghiordes) knots This rug comes from the Khamseh confederation, a grouping of five separate tribes from the Fars region in southern Iran. A classic example, it features large columns of hexagonal compartments full of stylized chickens and other animals. The chickens may hark back to some ancient tribal tradition, but the large size reflects such 19th-centry cultural changes as settled communities and commercial Global View Recent Acqu
Khamseh. Khamseh Carpet. 1885–1895. Iran. Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as Turkish (Ghiordes) knots This rug comes from the Khamseh confederation, a grouping of five separate tribes from the Fars region in southern Iran. A classic example, it features large columns of hexagonal compartments full of stylized chickens and other animals. The chickens may hark back to some ancient tribal tradition, but the large size reflects such 19th-centry cultural changes as settled communities and commercial Global View Recent Acquisitions of textiles, 2012-2016, April 8-September 5, 2016
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