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Persian Substyles
Afshar, Ardabil,
Bakhtiari, Bijar, Esfahan, Farahan, Hamadan, Heriz, Joshaghan, Kashan, Kerman,
Senneh
Senneh rugs are made in Sanandaj, formerly known as Senneh, the capital city of the province of Kurdistan in northwest of Iran. Ironically, the asymmetrical knot also known as Persian or Senneh knot was named after this city even though the symmetrical (Turkish) knot is the type of knot frequently used in Senneh rugs. Senneh weavers tend to weave mostly smaller rugs as well as runners, high quality kelims, and saddlebags. It is unfortunate that only a limited number of these fine rugs are now made and reach the market. These rugs are made in villages as well as workshops. The foundation is almost always cotton and the pile wool, with the exception of some antique rugs which have silk foundations.
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Although rugs of Senneh are similar to Bijar rugs and rugs of other Kurdish tribes, in some ways, they still have their own distinguishing characteristics. The pattern of Senneh rugs is almost always geometric.
The most common motif seen in Senneh rugs is the herati motif. Often this motif is woven in an all-over layout. However, the most common Senneh design is herati motifs in a medallion layout. The medallions are usually hexagons, sometimes with steps. These medallions are often concentric, smaller medallions within larger ones. At times the largest medallion covers the entire field. Sometimes the whole field (including all the medallions) is covered with herati motifs, and sometimes the medallions are either solid or filled with the boteh motif.
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Another version of this design consists of several vertically connected medallions. These connected medallions filled with herati or boteh motifs are usually inside a long mutli-sided shape which is often in a solid color. In both medallion designs, the medallions often have pendants similar to arrows or anchors. Another design woven by Senneh weavers is an all-over boteh.
The most common background colors used in Senneh rugs are cherry red, navy, black, brown, ocher and beige. The frequently used motif colors are yellow, red, light green, orange and white.
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