Description & Technical information

Baneh is a small city in Iranian Kurdistan near the Iraqi border.
Iranian Azerbaïdjan comprehends the four Iranian provinces in the utmost upper Northwestern part of the country. At home, the Azeri speak Turkish although education is in Farsi. There are also minorities who speak their own languages.
Tabriz, Khoy, Heriz, Ardabil, Mianeh, Zandjan, Maraghe etc., are important weaving places but very many villages and hamlets produces great variety of kilims and rugs.

Medium: warp and weft: wool
Dimensions: 316 x 266 cm (124²/₅ x 104⁷/₁₀ inches)
Provenance: Iranian flatweave
Categories: Textiles