Description
DecorumRugs Collection: Item No. D0190
Type: Antique Persian Hamadan Harshang Design rug
Region: Western Iran, Hamadan Region
Country: Iran
Materials: Wool Pile on cotton foundation
Size: 30” by 57” (2’ 6” x 4’ 9″”)
Age: 1910 -1920
Condition: Excellent antique condition. Even low pile throughout. with no bear areas…some weft knot colors are sprinkled in the indigo background. A fringe was hand sewn on each end about 50 years ago by the previous owner because she wanted longer fringes than the original ones.
Description: Antique Persian Hamadan Harshang Design rug from Northwest Persia
This is beautiful 3 by 5 piece was hand knotted in one of the many small villages in the Hamadan region which number more than 1500 in Northwest Iran. Hamadan is the capital of the rug making province in northwest Iran and is one of the oldest cities in Persia. It is also one of Persia’s most productive and diverse weaving centers. Over the years, many refugees, minorities and ethnic groups have inhabited the area, so the weaving pattern is diverse, as well as the design, and wool used. This antique piece shares many of the designs and colors of other antique period rugs made in this region. The Harshang floral /Crab design can be seen in other Northwest Persian rugs as well as the Northwest Persian border design of an ivory field of meandering insect like creatures.The organic and mineral colors help to define and identify this piece as well. This antique piece uses good, shiny wool and has the good organic colors of blues, indigo, corals, ivory, saffron, yellows, and apple greens.
Like other cities in the Northwestern part of Persia, Hamadan rugs are woven with the symmetric, Turkish, or Ghiordes knot. They are known for their single weft woven structure where the weft is passed through only once between each row of woven knots. The design and colors of Hamadan rugs reflect the the many fragmented ethnic groups that have historically lived in the Hamadan region which include not only Islamic people, but also Kurds and Azeri Turks. Their village and tribal origins produce primarily scatter, accent, or runners in both floral and geometric designs that reflect the weaver’s ethnic historical origins.
