Antique Northwest Persian Runner
No. 31040
Persia, Early 20th Century
2 ft. 1 in. x 14 ft. 9 in.
(0.63 x 4.46 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. This two panel kenare (runner) show end to end “trees” with uniformly upraised branches bearing abstract leaves and buds. Plain strip divides and surrounds the two panels. No end borders. Brown field. A few birds have alighted on the endless trees. Moderate weave.
