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|Name = Mehraban Rug | |Name = Mehraban Rug | ||
|Original name = قالی مهربان | |Original name = قالی مهربان | ||
| − | |Alternative names = Mehraban Carpet | + | |Alternative names = Mehraban Carpet (Mosul Rug) |
|Origin = {{flag|Iran}}: Hamadan | |Origin = {{flag|Iran}}: Hamadan | ||
| − | |Category = | + | |Category = Village |
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| − | |Common designs = [[ | + | |Common designs = [[Medallion]], [[Herati]], [[Geometric]] |
|Common motifs & patterns = | |Common motifs & patterns = | ||
|Common sizes = | |Common sizes = | ||
|Common colors = Red, Blue, Navy Blue, Ivory, Brown, Beige, Yellow | |Common colors = Red, Blue, Navy Blue, Ivory, Brown, Beige, Yellow | ||
| − | |Dyeing method = | + | |Dyeing method = Natural, Synthetic |
|Pile material = [[Wool]] | |Pile material = [[Wool]] | ||
|Foundation material = [[Cotton]] | |Foundation material = [[Cotton]] | ||
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| − | Mehraban is a | + | '''Mehraban carpet''' or '''Mehraban rug''' is a village rug that is woven in in the north of Hamadan Province in western Iran. These rugs are employed symmetrical knots with cotton foundation and a wool pile. The designs of these rugs are medallion, geometric and Herati, and the colors are Red, Blue, Navy Blue, Ivory, Brown, Beige, Yellow. |
| − | == History == | + | ==History== |
| − | + | Mehraban is a district located in the north of Hamadan Province in western Iran. Mehraban rugs resemble in design and color those of the city of Sarab and the surrounding areas in northwestern Persia. It is believed that tribal movement from northwestern Persia to Hamadan's Mehraban district occurred sometime in the past, but their weaving traditions still remained close. It is important to note that another city named Mehraban is located in the East Azerbaijan Province of northwestern Iran. East Azerbaijan Mehraban weavers followed the Heriz design style. The rugs woven in these identically named cities have different designs, technique, and coloration; there is no connection between them.<br> | |
| − | It is important to note that another city named | + | Hamadan Mehraban rugs are known in the antique market from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The rugs are made in runner and gallery sizes in a variety of lengths, and as small tribal weavings six feet six inches by four feet six inches. The camel hair coloration in Mehraban runners is almost identical to Sarab runners, and it is difficult to distinguish a difference between them.<br> |
| − | + | The rug designs have a geometric, village style featuring multiple medallions with tribal ornaments and, at times, animal and bird motifs. Other Mehraban designs include the tribal palmette, leaves, and vines.<br> | |
| − | Early Mehraban rugs measuring approximately four feet by six feet can have a market value up to $8,000. By the late twentieth century, some Mehraban weavers converted from making traditional designs to produce rugs and carpets similar to other neighboring areas in response to the needs of consumers, both domestic and foreign.<ref>Moheban, 2015, | + | Mehraban rug fields generally are colored in a characteristic camel hair or peach that distinguishes the rugs from other Hamadan-area weavings. In addition to these two colors, shades of blue, red, green, gray, gold, brown, and black are used for the borders, design elements, outlines, and, at times, the background. The camel hair coloration is often used as a plain outer border in framing the carpet.<br> |
| + | The foundation is made with cotton and the pile is made with wool tied in the Turkish (symmetric) knot. The grade qualities of the weavings are generally good to fine. | ||
| + | Early Mehraban rugs measuring approximately four feet by six feet can have a market value up to $8,000. By the late twentieth century, some Mehraban weavers converted from making traditional designs to produce rugs and carpets similar to other neighboring areas in response to the needs of consumers, both domestic and foreign.<ref>Moheban, 2015, 379-380</ref> | ||
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| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
| − | + | # Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. ''The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving''. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press. | |
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Latest revision as of 08:15, 2 March 2021
| Mehraban Rug | |
|---|---|
 Design of Mehraban Rug (Rugman) | |
| General information | |
| Name | Mehraban Rug |
| Original name | قالی مهربان |
| Alternative name(s) | Mehraban Carpet (Mosul Rug) |
| Origin |  Iran: Hamadan |
| Category | Village |
| Technical information | |
| Common designs | Medallion, Herati, Geometric |
| Common colors | Red, Blue, Navy Blue, Ivory, Brown, Beige, Yellow |
| Dyeing method | Natural, Synthetic |
| Pile material | Wool |
| Foundation material | Cotton |
| Knot type | Symmetrical (Turkish) |
Mehraban carpet or Mehraban rug is a village rug that is woven in in the north of Hamadan Province in western Iran. These rugs are employed symmetrical knots with cotton foundation and a wool pile. The designs of these rugs are medallion, geometric and Herati, and the colors are Red, Blue, Navy Blue, Ivory, Brown, Beige, Yellow.
History
Mehraban is a district located in the north of Hamadan Province in western Iran. Mehraban rugs resemble in design and color those of the city of Sarab and the surrounding areas in northwestern Persia. It is believed that tribal movement from northwestern Persia to Hamadan's Mehraban district occurred sometime in the past, but their weaving traditions still remained close. It is important to note that another city named Mehraban is located in the East Azerbaijan Province of northwestern Iran. East Azerbaijan Mehraban weavers followed the Heriz design style. The rugs woven in these identically named cities have different designs, technique, and coloration; there is no connection between them.
Hamadan Mehraban rugs are known in the antique market from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The rugs are made in runner and gallery sizes in a variety of lengths, and as small tribal weavings six feet six inches by four feet six inches. The camel hair coloration in Mehraban runners is almost identical to Sarab runners, and it is difficult to distinguish a difference between them.
The rug designs have a geometric, village style featuring multiple medallions with tribal ornaments and, at times, animal and bird motifs. Other Mehraban designs include the tribal palmette, leaves, and vines.
Mehraban rug fields generally are colored in a characteristic camel hair or peach that distinguishes the rugs from other Hamadan-area weavings. In addition to these two colors, shades of blue, red, green, gray, gold, brown, and black are used for the borders, design elements, outlines, and, at times, the background. The camel hair coloration is often used as a plain outer border in framing the carpet.
The foundation is made with cotton and the pile is made with wool tied in the Turkish (symmetric) knot. The grade qualities of the weavings are generally good to fine.
Early Mehraban rugs measuring approximately four feet by six feet can have a market value up to $8,000. By the late twentieth century, some Mehraban weavers converted from making traditional designs to produce rugs and carpets similar to other neighboring areas in response to the needs of consumers, both domestic and foreign.[1]
References
- ↑ Moheban, 2015, 379-380
Bibliography
- Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press.