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|Common colors    = Red, Begie, Blue
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|Pile material      = [[Wool]]
 
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Ferdos rugs originate from Ferdos, a small town in the Province of Khorassan in northeastern Iran. Rug weaving in Khorasan goes back thousands of years. Ferdos boasts the first tribal members to weave traditional rugs for personal use as well as for trade. Ferdos rugs predominantly feature the Tree of Life design, one of the oldest and most cherished designs, though geometric designs can be found. Traditional rugs from Ferdos have a color palette of blues, reds, and beiges from all natural dyes.
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Ferdos rugs originate from Ferdos, a small town in the Province of Khorassan in northeastern Iran. Rug weaving in Khorasan goes back thousands of years. Known for their beautiful hand made traditional rugs, Ferdos was also the birthplace of Ferdowsi, one of Iran's greatest poets and scholars. Ferdos boasts the first tribal members to weave traditional rugs for personal use as well as for trade. Even today, the Ferdos villagers produce the finest quality traditional rugs with the same marvelous technique that they’ve been using for centuries. Jufti knots are seen in traditional rugs from this region. They are like the Persian knot with depressed warps but the knot loops around two warps at a time rather than one.
 
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== History ==
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==History==
'''Ferdos''', also spelled '''Ferdows''', is a town located in the '''Khorasan''' Province of eastern Iran and is mostly populated by Arab Baluch tribes. In the antique market older Ferdos rugs are known as Arab Boft, which means, “woven by Arab Baluch tribe members.<br>
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Ferdos, also spelled Ferdows, is a town located in the Khorasan Province of eastern Iran and is mostly populated by Arab Baluch tribes. In the antique market older Ferdos rugs are known as Arab Boft, which means, "woven by Arab Baluch tribe members." Ferdos rugs have a wool foundation and a wool pile; after World War II the foundations were mostly made with cotton. The Persian (asymmetric) knot is the weaving technique employed.<br>
Before World War II Ferdos formats ranged from tribal items to PRAYER RUGS. After the war many of the Ferdos weavers began to make a new style of rugs and carpets sizes were extended to room dimensions. This nomadic style with simple coloration became successful and was in demand in Western markets.<br>
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Before World War II Ferdos formats ranged from tribal items to Prayer Rugs. The medallion, palmette, and Minakhani (rosette-linked trellis) designs were especially popular in the older weavings. They usually contain red or dark blue colorations for the background. In addition to these colors, ivory, orange, blue, gray, and brown are included for the design motifs and borders.<br>
[[Mashad Rug|Meshad]] dealers for Western clients commissioned some of these room-size carpets. Generally, Ferdos woven rugs are low in grade quality and they were lower in price compared to all other [[Baluch Rug|Baluch]] tribal rugs woven in KHORASAN.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.188-189</ref><br>
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After the war many of the Ferdos weavers began to make a new style of rugs and carpets with natural sheep wool colors of white, brown, and black, and sizes were extended to room dimensions. This nomadic style with simple coloration became successful and was in demand in Western markets. The rugs have a simple allover or medallion design, or, at times, an Open Field style. Meshad dealers for Western clients commissioned some of these room-size carpets.<br>
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Generally, Ferdos woven rugs are low in grade quality and they were lower in price compared to all other Baluch tribal rugs woven in Khorasan.<ref>Moheban, 2015, 188-189</ref><br>
  
== Materials ==
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==See also==
=== Foundation and Pile ===
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Ferdos rugs have a [[Wool|wool]] foundation and a wool pile; afterWorld War II the foundations were mostly made with [[Cotton|cotton]].<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.189</ref><br>
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==References==
== Techniques and structures ==
 
=== Color and dyeing ===
 
older ferdos weavings usually contain red or dark blue colorations for the background. In addition to these colors, ivory, orange, blue, gray, and brown are included for the design motifs and borders. After the war many of the Ferdos weavers began to make a new style of rugs and carpets with natural sheep wool colors of white, brown, and black.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.189</ref><br>
 
 
 
=== Motifs and Designs ===
 
The [[Medallion Design|medallion]], palmette, and [[Minakhani Design|Minakhani]] (rosette-linked trellis) designs were especially popular in the older ferdos weavings. After the war ferdos rugs have a simple [[Allover Design|allover]] or medallion design, or, at times, an Open Field style.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.189</ref><br>
 
 
 
=== Weaving techniques ===
 
The Persian ([[Asymmetrical Knot|asymmetric]]) knot is the weaving technique employed.<ref>Moheban, 2015, p.189</ref><br>
 
 
 
== See also ==
 
[[Baluch Rug]], [[Mashad Rug]]
 
 
 
== References ==
 
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
== Bibliography ==
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==Bibliography==
* Abraham Levi Moheban, (2015), ''[[The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets|The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving]]'', NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press.
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# Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. ''The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving''. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press.
* Ferdos rugs, [https://www.jozan.net/gallery/oriental-rugs/persian-rugs/ferdows-rugs/ JOZAN]: Rug news and antique rugs.
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[[Category:Persian Rug and Carpet]]
 
[[Category:Rug and Carpet]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 12 August 2020

Ferdos Rug
Ferdos-Rugs-Rugman-Collection.jpg
Design of Ferdos Rug (Rugman)
General information
NameFerdos Rug
Original nameقالی فردوس
Alternative name(s)Ferdos Carpet
Origin Iran: Khorasan
CategoryVillage
Technical information
Common designsGeometric, Tree
Common colorsRed, Begie, Blue
Dyeing methodNatural, Synthetic
Pile materialWool
Foundation materialCotton
Knot typeAsymmetrical (Persian)


Ferdos rugs originate from Ferdos, a small town in the Province of Khorassan in northeastern Iran. Rug weaving in Khorasan goes back thousands of years. Known for their beautiful hand made traditional rugs, Ferdos was also the birthplace of Ferdowsi, one of Iran's greatest poets and scholars. Ferdos boasts the first tribal members to weave traditional rugs for personal use as well as for trade. Even today, the Ferdos villagers produce the finest quality traditional rugs with the same marvelous technique that they’ve been using for centuries. Jufti knots are seen in traditional rugs from this region. They are like the Persian knot with depressed warps but the knot loops around two warps at a time rather than one.

History

Ferdos, also spelled Ferdows, is a town located in the Khorasan Province of eastern Iran and is mostly populated by Arab Baluch tribes. In the antique market older Ferdos rugs are known as Arab Boft, which means, "woven by Arab Baluch tribe members." Ferdos rugs have a wool foundation and a wool pile; after World War II the foundations were mostly made with cotton. The Persian (asymmetric) knot is the weaving technique employed.
Before World War II Ferdos formats ranged from tribal items to Prayer Rugs. The medallion, palmette, and Minakhani (rosette-linked trellis) designs were especially popular in the older weavings. They usually contain red or dark blue colorations for the background. In addition to these colors, ivory, orange, blue, gray, and brown are included for the design motifs and borders.
After the war many of the Ferdos weavers began to make a new style of rugs and carpets with natural sheep wool colors of white, brown, and black, and sizes were extended to room dimensions. This nomadic style with simple coloration became successful and was in demand in Western markets. The rugs have a simple allover or medallion design, or, at times, an Open Field style. Meshad dealers for Western clients commissioned some of these room-size carpets.
Generally, Ferdos woven rugs are low in grade quality and they were lower in price compared to all other Baluch tribal rugs woven in Khorasan.[1]

See also

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References

  1. Moheban, 2015, 188-189

Bibliography

  1. Abraham Levi Moheban. 2015. The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving. NewYork: Princeton Architectural Press.