5’11” x 7’8″ Antique Bidjar Rug, Harshang Design Field with Deerhead Border, Northwest Persia, Kurdistan Province, Circa 1890
The “Harshang” design of various palmettes, flowers and leaves is perhaps the most beautiful format seen in Bidjar weavings. In this piece, which is also of very uncommon large, squarish size for a “scatter rug”, the important Deerhead Border is also seen.
A soft red medallion with the classical “Herati” design decorates the navy blue field, which is also decorated with the “Harshang” design. The lack of corner spandrels, where the field extends all the way to the interior guard border on all four sides, is uncommon and give the rug a distinctive appearance. The terra cotta color border is decorated with stylized deer head motifs and scrolling vines with leaves and palmettes.
This rug is large enough to serve as a room size carpet in a small room and would be beautiful in a foyer.
A very collectable rug with strong decorative appeal.
While this rug is a village rug, rather than a nomadic weaving, it was likely woven by a Kurdish person and hence qualifies as a “tribal rug”.
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