Lavar Kerman
A Kirman style rug made in Raver.
Raver or Laver Kerman became known for the best
Kerman carpets. Raver was a town 120 miles from
Kerman where American companies owned a large
number of looms. Through the 20th century the Atiyehs were a
major producer of Kerman carpets. It only stopped
when due to the Islamic revolution and ensuing
difficulties they shifted production to China.
I am pleased to mention that
through the efforts of Vice
President Seyed Hossein Mar'ashi and Dr.
Khosrow Sobhe of the Iranian Carpet Exporters
Association working with Tom Atiyeh of Portland
Oregon, Atiyeh
International, LTD. has returned to Kerman.
Jacoby mentioned a propensity to
use Purple and Nile Green. Jacoby,
Heinrich. How To Know Oriental Rugs and Carpets
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