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Afshar Soumak
Category: Antique Rugs
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Item Value: $1,200.00
Type: Soumak Rug
Country of origin: Iran
Region of origin: Kerman
Artisan's heritage: Afshar
Date made: 1920
Period made: First half 20th Century
Size: 9' x 3'8"
Shape: Rectangle
Assembly: Woven in one piece
Technique: Plain wefted soumak. 
Weft: Wool
Warp: Cotton.
Top: 1/2" woven band extends to 1" twisted
Bottom: short, uneven extend from 1/2" plaited band
Design: 3 central medallions set inside a serrated form fitting column connected by a narrow white pole device.
Dye: Natural
Main color: Dark ink blue field
Wheat-gold border
Additional colors: Medium madder red
Pumpkin orange
Light green
Nut brown
Slate blue
White
Dark brown
Pink
Beige
Tan
Gray-black
Red-brown
Quality: Excellent
Features: Soumak weft weaving is packed very tightly so that the foundation is hidden.
The rug is not precisely square which is typical for an informal rug.
Condition: Excellent
Notes

The Turkic Afshar tribe was exiled to Kerman in southern Iran in the 16th century by Shah Abbas after a losing struggle for autonomy. They are the dominant group within the region.

Thick extra cord reinforcements in the selvages.

This traditional 19th century design is peculiar to the Kerman region. Although woven in the 20th century, it is free from Indian floral or Kerman textile influences.

The field is a menagerie of domestic animals. The peacock in the form of Maliki Taus is the emblam of Zoroastranism from India to the Caucasus.


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