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Malayer Rugs & Carpets

Malayer town and the surrounding weaving area of about 120 villages in northwest Persia constitutes its own district distinct from both Hamadan to the north and Sarouk/Arak to the south. Malayer is a prosperous market town and administrative center in one of the most fertile agricultural areas in northwest Iran. Carpet weaving has been carried on since at least the early 19th century; a carpet dated 1816 and inscribed to a local mosque is in the Toronto Museum. This and several other kellegi format pieces (gallery rugs) are in Indo-Isfahan palmette patterns on red grounds. The weaves are characteristic of Malayer town weaving.

Most of the 3000 carpet looms are in the villages, with only a few hundred in the town. About one-third weave carpets, the others weave scatter rugs. There are really two-halves to the district. The area north of the town, in the direction of Hamadan weaves rugs whose structure approximates its influential northern neighbor. Symmetric knots, single wefts, all cotton foundations, flat backs, medium-low knot density, low pile, flexible handle are all [...]

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No. 32825
Persia, Mid-20th Century
3 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 9 in.
1.07 m x 1.45 m
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No. 23486
Persia, Mid-20th Century
4 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 7 in.
1.37 m x 2.01 m
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No. 23991
Persia, Mid-20th Century
4 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 7 in.
1.37 m x 2.01 m
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No. 23877
Persia, 1930
3 ft. 8 in. x 13 ft. 5 in.
1.12 m x 4.09 m
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No. 23878
Persia, Circa 1930
3 ft. 4 in. x 12 ft. 10 in.
1.02 m x 3.91 m
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No. 23592
Persia, 1930
3 ft. 2 in. x 19 ft. 8 in.
0.97 m x 5.99 m
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No. 23593
Persia, Circa 1930
3 ft. 4 in. x 20 ft.
1.02 m x 6.10 m
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No. 21615
Persia, 1930
1 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 9 in.
0.58 m x 0.84 m
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No. 21614
Persia, 1930
2 ft. x 2 ft. 10 in.
0.61 m x 0.86 m
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No. 21378
Persia, 1930
3 ft. 9 in. x 14 ft. 1 in.
1.14 m x 4.29 m
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No. 21377
Persia, 1930
3 ft. 9 in. x 14 ft. 2 in.
1.14 m x 4.32 m
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No. 21363
Persia, 1930
2 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 9 in.
0.64 m x 0.84 m
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No. 21364
Persia, 1930
2 ft. x 2 ft. 10 in.
0.61 m x 0.86 m
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No. 19067
Persia, 1930
3 ft. 5 in. x 17 ft.
1.04 m x 5.18 m
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No. 19066
Persia, 1930
3 ft. 5 in. x 16 ft. 11 in.
1.04 m x 5.16 m
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No. 24707
Persia, Circa 1930
3 ft. 8 in. x 13 ft. 8 in.
1.12 m x 4.17 m
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No. 24713
Persia, Circa 1930
3 ft. 8 in. x 13 ft. 7 in.
1.12 m x 4.14 m
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No. 32081
Persia, Mid-20th Century
4 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft. 6 in.
1.35 m x 2.29 m
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No. 25747
Persia, Circa 1930
3 ft. 7 in. x 15 ft. 10 in.
1.09 m x 4.83 m
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No. 25750
Persia, Circa 1930
3 ft. 9 in. x 14 ft. 9 in.
1.14 m x 4.50 m
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No. 25779
Persia, Circa 1930
4 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 8 in.
1.35 m x 1.73 m
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No. 25751
Persia, Circa 1930
4 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft.
1.35 m x 1.83 m
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No. 25757
Persia, Circa 1930
3 ft. 4 in. x 16 ft. 7 in.
1.02 m x 5.05 m
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No. 25758
Persia, Circa 1930
3 ft. 3 in. x 16 ft. 7 in.
0.99 m x 5.05 m
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No. 25771
Persia, Circa 1930
3 ft. 6 in. x 16 ft. 9 in.
1.07 m x 5.11 m
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No. 25770
Persia, Circa 1930
3 ft. 6 in. x 16 ft. 7 in.
1.07 m x 5.05 m
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No. 25777
Persia, Circa 1930
4 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 4 in.
1.27 m x 1.93 m
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No. 25778
Persia, Circa 1930
4 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 7 in.
1.24 m x 2.01 m
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No. 32097
Persia, Mid-20th Century
3 ft. 10 in. x 9 ft. 8 in.
1.17 m x 2.95 m
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No. 26437
Persia, 1930
3 ft. 5 in. x 16 ft. 4 in.
1.04 m x 4.98 m
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