About this Piece
A Bakhtiari nomad design carpet based on a 20th Century original, with pure silk pile hand woven on a cotton foundation to 256 knots per square inch. The design is taken from an original nomad piece which compares favourably in design and quality to workshop pieces and is a prime example of Bakhtiari work. The natural brown coloured field is filled with generously sprouting floral tendrils which ascend from a vase drawn in blue-red. The centre of the carpet is one of the five blossom ornaments, a blue-red rosette accompanied by two lanceolate leaves. Utilizing the same colours, the upper third of the carpet is dominated by three palmettes, harmoniously drawn and coloured, the the flowers and stems of which are nesting two pigeons. The corners are as originally resolved as is the entire border with its diamond and rosette pattern. This hand knotted carpet represents approximately 9 to 10 months of man-hours to weave.
Country of origin: Bhadohi, India
Knot Density: 256 knots per square inch
Materials: Pure silk pile woven on a cotton foundation
Every rug design in the collection has a provenance researched from our archives which is hand woven in 100% organic silk onto a cotton yarn to a bespoke size by highly skilled weavers using knowledge passed on through generations. The family workshops in Uttar Pradesh, India have been personally visited by Robert and Henry Stamp of Brights of Nettlebed to ensure appropriate standards of human rights are respected and that the prices are extremely competitive. Only natural materials are used, which are stated on each rug along with the knots per inch and design origin.
Brights of Nettlebed are members of the Care & Fair initiative, financially supporting education and health for carpet knotting families in India, Nepal and Pakistan. For more information please visit www.care-fair.org
Any silk rug in the collection can be woven to bespoke sizes, or special commissions can also be undertaken.
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