Senneh from Northwest Persia Carpets

Pile Material(Wool, Silk, Cotton): Handspun wool

Warp Material: Colourful Silk

Weft Material: Colourful Silk (Eight colours)

Salvedge Material: Silk

Knots (Per Square Meter): 490,000 knots per square metre

Total Knots in Whole Carpet: 1,329,174 knots

Condition: Perfect

Type Of Colour: 100% Natural Vegetable Dyes

Carpet for Investment: Yes

Carpet for Collectors: Yes

Description of Design and History:
The old respected name of Senneh is synonymous with valuableOriental carpets. Thus the Persian knot is also known as the Sennehknot even though it is hardly used here. Today this town, which wasproclaimed the capital of the Kurds by Shah Nadir in the 18th centuryand is famous throughout the carpet world, is known as Sanandaj.

Senneh and Bijar are both major Kurdish centers in which noauthentically Kurdish carpets were woven. It is probably true that inSenneh some of the finest knotted carpets of old Persia were woven, andthe weaving tradition was preserved for centuries. This applies notonly to fineness of weave and special weaving techniques, but also tothe development of the designs and interpretation of patterns andornaments borrowed from many other carpet weaving areas and cultures,as for example the Herati pattern or the perennial boteh symbol.

Carpet No: 0062 - DO62
Name: Senneh
Size: 137 X 198 cm
Origin: North West Persia
Age: 1910