Hook

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Hook
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General information
NameHook
OriginIran: Azerbaijan
MaterialIron Alloy
Knot typeSymmetrical


Hook, weaver’s gollab (Persian). A hooked tool used by rug weavers to pull yarn through the warps in tying knots. The shaft of the tool may be flattened and sharpened to form a cutting edge with which pile yarn is cut.[1]

References

  1. Stone, 129

Bibliography

  • Peter F. Stone, (2013), Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins Kindle Edition, North Clarendon :Tuttle