All about Nahavand carpets in Iran
Nahavand rug or Nahavand carpet is one of the light rural rugs that is woven in Nahavand region located in Hamedan province in western Iran. In this carpet, symmetrical knots are used with cotton thread and woolen lint. Lacquer and bergamot, geometric and tangled fish are common designs and navy blue, red, blue and beige are common colors of Nahavand carpets.
Among the various arts of handicrafts that are currently common in Nahavand, the art of Nahavand carpet weaving with famous and historical brands takes a person’s feeling and mind to the depth of art and beauty hidden in the carpet, as if nature, mysticism speaks to man in the sleeping carpet. He brings life, heart, intellect and intelligence into solitude.
Nahavand Carpet has global brands such as Ashvand, Gol Haidar or Salari, Lachak Sefid, which weaves traditional Nahavand carpets with original and beautiful designs and colors, which shows the peak of mastery of weavers and weavers in the art of carpet weaving. This is the combination of traditional and various other colors that are done artistically, although the value of plant dyeing is not comparable to chemical dyeing.
Nahavand city has innumerable potential and capacity in the field of handmade carpets and Nahavand handmade carpets have a national and global reputation. Nahavand is exported to the United States, Canada, Germany and Arab countries through the Central Carpet Union of Tehran.
The theme of Nahavand’s handmade carpets is based on ancient traditions, and in their fabric there are ideals that have long been respected and preserved in the language and literature and the highest spiritual heritage of this race.
Nahavand weavers are mostly women who remember and weave original and beautiful patterns from ancient times. Noodle motifs – idol leaves – historical – handkerchiefs – wreaths are woven in the villages of Oshoon, Kale Khan, Bin Sarah, Barchak, Zariyan, Tochagaz, Ouj Zaman, Kartilabad, Abdz and in other villages. The text of the carpets is mostly black and orange and red colors are used in it. Nowadays, the use of substandard wool instead of local and high-quality wool, and the essential colors of orange, red and spicy red, have damaged the quality and beauty of Nahavand carpets. These carpets still have some market share due to their inherent essence and preservation of their role and coloring characteristics. The method of weaving Nahavand carpets is similar to the carpets of Hamedan. The knots of the carpets are mainly Turkish and in some Persian they are woven on vertical poles. Nahavand carpets are mainly single-woven and are made of long, thick and fleshy lint.
In Nahavand city, carpets in large and small sizes are woven in two narrow stripes and wide sides, and rarely in half and half with relatively sharp red and blue colors. Nahavand elastic and bergamot carpets have a special characteristic mark that is easily recognized by similar designs in the adjacent areas. It is less common in the designs of adjacent areas. The interesting thing about Ashvand carpet and the artists of Ashvand village is that the art of carpet weaving is not only the exclusive property of the women of the village, but also the men and women of this village, apart from housework and daily agricultural work. They are so intertwined that it catches the eye of any art lover.
And so today, 150 years after the weaving of the first Ashwand carpet in this region, you still see less people who have a background in the art of carpet weaving and do not know the Ashwand carpet of Nahavand.
On the one hand, the name of Ashvand carpet or the same as Golgoli carpet goes back to the original origin of this type of carpet, namely Ashvand, and on the other hand, it is due to pots full of wild flowers that are woven on 4 sides of this carpet. Of course, the men and women of the village artists, along with Ashvand carpet, other carpets such as Latifi (half apple), Golkhar, Tarikhi, etc.
