Kerman Province Afshar Persian Village Rug

Kerman Province Persian Afshar Village Rug

This is a Afshar village rug from the Province of Kerman. The Afshar were one of the major tribes of Persia from their split from the Oghuz Confederation up until the time of Nadir Shah Afshari. Nadir Shah was an Afshar who became Shahanashah of Persia but was such a poor ruler that he was killed by his own men and he failed to establish a dynasty. At that point the Afshar tribe was broken up and scattered throughout Persia and was never a major force in Persian politics again.

Structure: Symmetrical knot. 6 knots per horizontal inch and 7 knots per vertical inch. 42 per square inch (651 per square decimeter)

Yarn Spin: Z.

Warp: Cotton, white (hand-spun).

Weft: Cotton 2 shots.

Pile: 2 Wool singles.

Ends: 1 1/4 inch plain weave warp fringe.

Selvages: overcast with every color of wool used in the rug in about inch and a quarter bands.

Further Notes: Worn low but intact and in very serviceable condition, see scan. Old repairs.