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Hamadan is one of the ancient
provinces of Iran and is well
known for its hand woven
oriental carpets and rugs. This
Kurdish populated city is
situated at west Teheran, south
of Bidjar and north of Malayer.
Bidjar and Malayer are a city
and county in Iran,
respectively. In accordance to
Leslie Stroh of Rug News, the
city of Hamadan accommodates
around 1500 villages each
weaving two distinct types of
weavings. Therefore, there are
almost 3000 types of Hamadan
carpets and rugs obtained from
this city.
Hamadan carpets and rugs are
woven in variably all sizes.
They are woven with a single
weft called as ‘Hamadan Weave’
that is a single heavy cotton
shot. The foundation is made of
high quality cotton. Superb
pieces are usually knotted with
a knot count ranging from 40 to
100 per square. The single
symmetrical knotted or ‘Senneh
Bafts’ rugs have usually a long
pile with a high weave with no
tears, holes, rips or low spots.
The lovely silkiness and
softness of the wool pile are as
good as the usage of bright
colors. In case of durability,
Hamadan rugs actually stand up
against time and heavy-duty wear
and tear.
Both
ornamental and antique Hamadan
carpets and rugs can be seen
still. Usually a natural
camel-haired brown position is
preferred for many Hamadan rugs.
Fringes are a distinguishing
feature of the rugs that is one
sided. The other end has a
narrow woven fabric finishing to
prevent unraveling. Khamseh rugs
from the Khamseh tribe of
Hamadan contribute with the
central medallion with geometric
forms. The corners are decorated
with lesser medallions similar
to the central one with normally
a three-banded border. Such
kinds of motifs are considered
as highly stylized form of
motifs. Herati motifs are also
used on these rugs. Herati
medallion-and-corner has a very
big hexagon-shaped medallion
generally with pendants. Then
there are rugs with an all over
work of herati motifs. Commonly
seen background shades range
from blue, red, camel and dark
brown. Black, white, gold green
and ocher are used to make
motifs and outlines.
Such is the allure of the
beautiful Hamadan rugs and
carpets that people from all
over the world wish to catch
hold of their quality and looks.
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