Sarāb carpet

Also known as: Serapi carpet

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  • Heriz carpet from Iran, 20th century; in possession of Vojtech Blau, New York City.
    In Heriz carpet

    …specific village names, such as Sarāb (or Serapi), which has light, rather bright colour schemes; Gorevan, in darker colours; Bakshāyesh; and Mehrabān. Heriz carpets are symmetrically knotted on a cotton foundation. From time to time there has been experimentation in the production of silk rugs—again influenced by the Tabrīz rug…

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