Bidjar Afshar Rug Ref 101801

This beautiful carpet is Bijar Afshar. Afshar is a handwoven rug style produced by the Turkic Afshar tribe, a semi-nomadic group principally located in the mountainous areas surrounding the modern region of Iranian Azerbaijan. An additional population of Afshar tribes-people is located in the Kuchan area in Razavi Khorasan Province of Iran and city of Kerman. Carpets in the Afshar style are known for their striking and stylized floral geometric designs, sophisticated tribal artistry and a characteristic palette of rust and blue color tones.

Vase design consists of various types and sizes of flower vases, which are sometimes full of flowers, and fill the main part of the carpets. Sometimes a number of symmetrical or otherwise arranged vases are made to decorate the entire carpet. It started to be made since Safavid period.