Antique Paisley Pattern Khamseh Rug

00627
Period
Circa 1870
Origin
Southern Persia
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
185 cm x 141
6'0" x 4'7"

The paisley pattern was adopted here both for the field as well as for the border, the configuration of the latter being called ‘mother and children boteh’, as the larger paisley (boteh in Persian) appears as if embracing the two smaller ones. An authentic piece of south Persian woven tribal art.

 

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