Varamin Rug

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Varamin Rug
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Design of Varamin Rug (Rugman)
General information
NameVaramin Rug
Original nameقالي ورامین
Alternative name(s)Varamin Carpet
Origin Iran: Tehran
CategoryVillage
Technical information
Common designsVagireh, Afshan
Common colorsBlue, Navy Blue, Cream, Red, Beige, Green
Dyeing methodNatural, Synthetic
Pile materialWool
Foundation materialCotton
Knot typeAsyemmetrical (Persian), Symmetrical (Turkish)


History

Varamin, also spelled Veramin in the trade, is a city in the Tehran Province of north central Iran. Varamin rugs are categorized in the trade under two time periods, the last quarter of the nineteenth century and 1920s to the present day.[1]

Materials

Foundation and Pile

The rugs have wool foundation and a wool pile.[2]

Techniques and structures

Color and dyeing

Early Varamin rugs have deep red or dark blue coloration for the background. These colors are interchangeable for the borders.[3]

Motifs and patterns

Early Varamin rugs were woven by the SHAHSAVAN tribc, which moved south from northwestern Persia and settled in Varamin. These rugs are geometric and sometimes have Minakhani (rosctic-linked trellis) motifs with tribal design elements in the field. Other pieces are more strongly geometric, with abstract small medallions and other devices derived from KILIM rugs.[4]

Weaving techniques

The Turkish (symmetric) knot is employed.[5]

See also

References

  1. Moheban, 2015, p.605
  2. Moheban, 2015, p.605
  3. Moheban, 2015, p.605
  4. Moheban, 2015, p.605
  5. Moheban, 2015, p.605

Bibliography

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