Persian Zanjan

Persian ZanjanNomadic Persian tribes from Zanjan province in northern Iran produce incredibly beautiful and hard wearing hand made Persian tribal rugs. The Zanjan is lively and bright, made with vegetable dyed wool and a cotton or goat hair foundation. The asymmetrical Persian knot is more common than the symmetrical Turkish double knot, as it is finer and more precise. Living far from the convenience of modern technology, these weavers construct their own

beige and dark blue

Lively and bright

There are two categories of Gharajeh rugs: one features a row (or rows) of medallions and the other is coloured in primarily light blue

These carpets have an antique look similar to natural wood colour in response to modern fashion

which enables the high intricacy and detail found in the patterns

as it is finer and more precise

Associated with the village of Mir in the Arak province of Western Persia

The finest of all tribal rugs are produced by the Turkmen: tribal weavers from Uzbekistan

The pile is relatively short when compared to other oriental rugs because of the antique washing process

) Although earth tones

The warp and weft foundation is cotton or goat hair and the thinner pile is of fine

More sophisticated than primitive