Bakhtiari Rug

Bakhtiari Rug
Design of Bakhtiari Rug (Rugman)
General information
Name	Bakhtiari Rug
Original name	قالی بختیاری
Alternative name(s)	Bakhtiari Carpet
Origin	Iran: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Isfahan, Khuzestan
Category	Village, Tribal
Prime examples	Metropolitan Museum
Technical information
Common designs	Lack Toranj, Geometric, Kheshti
Common colors	Blue, Crimson, Yellow, Navy Blue, Cream, White, Brown, Green
Dyeing method	Natural, Synthetic
Pile material	Wool
Foundation material	Cotton, Wool
Knot type	Symmetrical (Turkish)

Bakhtiari people are a noble, ancient tribe surviving in the Chahar Mahal region of south-central Iran. Primitive Bakhtiari rugs frequently have a checkerboard or garden pattern decorated with trees-of-life, birds, flowers and animals, sometimes realistic, sometimes abstract. Generally these are woven with a Turkish knot. But some very beautiful floral patterns are still produced in the principal town of Shahr Kurd with the Persian knot, showing long, exaggerated medallions reminiscent of an earlier Isfahan style. Color schemes include many shades of brown, rust, yellow ochre, bottle green, beige, dark blue and red.

References

Abraham Levi Moheban, (2015), The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving, NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press.