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Heris for a long time was well
known in Iran and abroad for the long lasting woollen and
silk carpets woven in pleasant and agreeable colours.
Although the method of weaving these carpets is the same,
yet they rarely resemble each other, they are produced in
Heris and in thirty nearby villages in medium and big sizes
as well as runners. The design of Heris carpets is normally
stylised with a very big medallion in the centre that almost
covers the field; the corners, too, resemble the centre
medallion. The predominant colours are ivory, brownish red,
dark and bright pink and blue.
Recently the designs of Hens
carpets are copied by Indian and Rumanian weavers, but they
are easily distinguished from the original ones as the
texture and the colours differ a lot from those woven in
Heris. The designs of old Heris carpets differ radically
from those of new pieces.
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Heriz
The small town of Heriz is the centre of one of the weaving
areas in Azerbaijan, and has given its name to one of the
most important Persian provenances. Carpets from the town’s
workshops are of better quality than those from the
inaccessible mountain villages. ‘The typical Heriz red and a
highly individual medallion are the main characteristics of
these popular carpets. Old and antique examples, in various
blue tones, are occasionally found in the trade and at
auctions. Brown, beige and turquoise shades indicate older
pieces. Heriz silk carpets are exceptionally finely knotted
and are both rare and very beautiful. The designs of old
Heriz rugs differ radically from those of new pieces.
Sizes: in general. carpets are made in sizes of 6, 12 and up
to 20 sq. m (65, 130, and up to 220 sq. ft.) Other formats
arc occasionally available, Colors: mostly the typical dark
Heriz red, brown and beige. Blue is used as contrast and
contour colors. New pieces tend to be rather inharmoniously
colored. Old and antique Heriz carpets are sometimes found
in large formats and in wonderful blue and turquoise shades.
Patterns; centre medallions are often richly decorated and
have a characteristic, rather rectangular shape. Filler
motifs include arabesques, palmettos and rosettes in
colorful repeats. Also characteristic are the square or
rectangular corners in the field, often decorated with
arahesr1ues.
Foundation: warps and wefts are of cotton those of old and
antique pieces may also be of silk.
Knots: coarsely woven in the Turkish knot with up to 1,000
knots per sq. dm (65 per sq. in.), Silk carpets are very
finely woven,
Pile: good quality wool, clipped high. Silk piles are cut
low.
Quality: mostly good to very good. It is worth learning to
distinguish the different qualities. Old and antique Heriz
carpets belong to the best carpets on the market.
Bakhshaish
the carpets of Bakhshaish, a small village near Heriz, are
somewhat similar to the weavings of Heriz in color, format,
design and wool quality. Like the latter they are woven with
the Turkish knot but the handle is harder, particularly in
the older pieces. As colorful, solidly produced, furnishing
carpets the quality varies from good to very good.
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