Bijar | 360 x 270 cm | Nr. Z-662

Bijar, light red with border and medallion

Origin	India
Dimensions	360 cm x 270 cm (= 9.72 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool Weft & Warp: cotton
knots per m²2	250.000
Pile height	8mm
Year of manufacture	2005
Colour	Light red
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 decorated surround (border) forms a beautiful contrast to 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 light red. The border is worked in dark blue and dark red. In the dark blue centre, dark red and dark green are combined.

Condition

You aren't the first to take a liking to this Bijar. It had owners before you who valued and used it. It was hand-knotted around 2005. It has been thoroughly cleaned and is in good but only partly restored condition. The edges are damaged in places. We haven't fully restored this Bijar because we feel it has a special presence just as it is. If that's what you'd prefer, we'll gladly carry on restoring the rug for you. We can bring just about 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.