{"product_id":"worn-antique-persian-afshar-tribal-rug-6x7-rug-4500","title":"Worn Antique Persian Afshar Tribal Rug \/ 6x7 Rug #4500","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are rugs that document a people…and this is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Afshar were a semi-nomadic Turkic tribe of southern Persia. They were fierce, itinerant, gifted weavers who carried their looms and their stories across the landscape. They wove without cartoons or patterns drawn on paper, working entirely from memory and tradition, passing designs down through generations of hands. The Afshar as a distinct tribal weaving culture is largely gone now. What remains are their rugs. This is one of the survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoven circa 1910, this piece has lived more than a century and it shows it, beautifully. The rust-red field is rich and warm, showcasing a triple medallion layout of ivory-ground diamond forms filled with bold cross-and-comb tribal symbols…the kind of ancient geometric language that predates writing. The deep midnight navy border runs an unbroken procession of tribal motifs including rosettes, stepping forms, hooked diamonds, all dense and alive, never repeating the same way twice. A smaller blue ground zone below the main field adds another layer of pattern: more diamonds, more symbols, more of that nomadic restlessness that never quite lets the eye settle. This rug has a lot going on and we're here for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook closely at the blue ground section and you’ll notice the space between the field and border is slightly wider on one side than the other. This is not a mistake. This is what handmade looks like. A nomadic weaver working on a ground loom, without ruler or grid, guided only by eye and instinct and the living tension of the wool…that gentle asymmetry is the proof of it. It is the human hand in every knot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vegetable dyed wool has aged into tones that no factory could replicate...that particular depth of rust, the blue that has softened into something almost smoky, the ivory that has warmed to cream. Low pile, worn with age, gloriously so. Character accumulated over 115 years. The border has a slight natural wave to it...again, handmade, organic, alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a rug for someone loves storied \u0026amp; worn. Worn is earned. While it won't be the ideal rug for the entry, it actually could serve, but this old gem will be better in a slightly quieter spot. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rug Rundown…  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                                             \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe wool…the weave…the wear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-74714596-7fff-f5d0-f8aa-db3fb94d7359\"\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExact Size: 5'9 × 7'\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Vegetable dyed wool\u003cbr\u003eConstruction: Hand knotted, nomadic tribal\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Persian Afshar, South Persia\u003cbr\u003eAge: c.1910\u003cbr\u003eDesign: Triple ivory medallion, continuous tribal border, blue ground lower panel\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Low pile, worn with age and character throughout. Natural asymmetry and border wave consistent with nomadic handmade construction. One of a kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(112, 110, 124);\"\u003e:: Please consider a rug pad for this old beauty, to keep it protected and wiggle free. Click below if you want to add one at BPR and we will custom cut it to size:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shopblueparakeetrugs.com\/collections\/rug-pads\/products\/medium-rug-pad\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMedium Rug Pad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(112, 110, 124);\"\u003e:: FREE SHIPPING (USA only. CANADA $50. 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