Bijar | 300 x 200 cm | Nr. Z-4375

Bijar, light red with border and medallion

Origin	Persia
Dimensions	300 cm x 200 cm (= 6.00 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	360.000
Pile height	1200
Year of manufacture	1970
Colour	Light red, black-and-white
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

This rug was knotted in Bijar, in the province of Kermanshah in north-western Iran. Bijar rugs are among the sturdiest and finest Oriental rugs. The majority of the population in Bijar are Kurds.

In the Kurdish Bijar, a particularly thick and extremely hard weft yarn is beaten into the weave. The result is a board-stiff rug that is exceptionally hard-wearing. The younger Bijars in particular are decorated with the typical Herati pattern, also known as the fish pattern.

Pattern

The ornate border forms a wonderful contrast with the centre and shapes the transition at the edge of the rug.

In the middle of this Bijar's central field lies the symmetrical centre, also known as the medallion. The design of the field is subordinate to the medallion, so that the medallion appears to float on the field.

The background of this Bijar is beige. The overall impression is also dominated by light red and black and white. The border is worked in light red and black and white.

Condition

You are not the first to take a liking to this Bijar. It had owners before you who valued and used it. It was hand-knotted around 1970. It has been thoroughly cleaned and is in good but only partly restored condition. The edges need some repair in places. We have not fully restored this Bijar because we feel it has a special charm just as it is. If you would like us to, we will of course gladly carry on restoring the rug for you. We can bring almost any rug back to near-perfect condition.

Material

The pile of this Bijar was hand-knotted from high-quality new wool. New wool is obtained by gently shearing sheep. New wool is a renewable, natural raw material with a number of impressive properties: thanks to the natural lanolin content of the wool, the surface repels droplets of water and is therefore naturally protected against dirt. Wool also offers excellent thermal insulation, helps to regulate the indoor climate and dampens sound. The weft and warp threads of this Bijar are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, which makes it particularly well suited to a hard-wearing foundation.