Designing
Carpets |
Classification
of Iranian Carpets
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| Iran |
Classification
of Iranian Carpets
A.: Those inspired by nature. They
are divided in 3 groups:
1.
Designs with images of lines, surfaces, objects.
2. Designs with real or imaginary portraits.
3. Designs about nature.
B.: Designs which represent images
of human achievements, or named after place of production,
tribe, weaver, historical and religious buildings. They are
classified in the following groups:
1.
Design known by the historical and religious sites.
2. Designs known by city or production site.
3. Designs known by the main pattern and images.
4. Designs known by the tribes and individuals.
5. Designs composites and derived.
1.A: Designs in Iranian
carpets with main images as lines, surfaces, objects.
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1.
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Designs
with broken lines and geometrical shapes (imaginary)
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a
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Geometrical
shapes (square, lozenge)
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b
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Armlet
Geometrical
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c
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Framed-panels
Geometrical
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d
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Geometrical
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e
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Geometrical
with medallion (Toranj)
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f
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Repeated
Geometrical
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g
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Joshaghan
Geometrical
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h
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Tea
Caddy Geometrical
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i
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Shiraz
Inlaid geometrical
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j
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Chinese
Geometrical
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k
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Broken
Cord Geometrical
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l
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Underground
Geometrical
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m
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Henneh
Geometrical
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n
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Overall
Geometrical
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o
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Broken
branch Geometrical
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p
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Shell
Geometrical
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q
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Frame
Geometrical
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r
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Terracotta
frame Geometrical
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s
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Ink
pot Geometrical
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t
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Scissors
Geometrical
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u
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Inscriptive
Geometrical
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v
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Kashkool
Geometrical
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w
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Flower
shield Geometrical
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x
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Corner
Medallion Geometrical (Lachak-Toranj)
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y
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Stripped
Geometrical
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z
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Text
Geometrical
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aa
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Half
frame Geometrical
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2. Designs with rotating line
imaging (Arabesque):
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a
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leaf Arabesque
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b
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Snail
Arabesque
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c
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Trunk
Arabesque
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d
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Dragon
Head Arabesque
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e
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Simple
Arabesque
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f
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Broken
Arabesque
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g
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Rolled
Arabesque
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h
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Constellation
Arabesque
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i
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Flowered
Arabesque
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j
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Snake Arabesque
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2.A.
Designs in Iranian carpets with real or imaginary portraits.
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a
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Puppet designs
(Mullah Nasreddin)
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b
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Animal
designs
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c
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Face
designs
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d
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Leili
and Majnoun designs (Iranian Romeo and Juliet)
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e
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Fish
designs
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3.A. Designs in Iranian
carpet with nature and greens as motifs:
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a
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Paisley designs
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b
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Jungle
designs
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c
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Tree
Vase designs
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d
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Gol
Farang designs
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e
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Plant
and flower designs
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f
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Four
season and green view designs
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1.B. Designs
in Iranian carpets with historical and religious buildings:
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a
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Abu
Ali Sina (Avecinna) Tomb design
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b
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Persepolis
design
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c
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Entrance
to Imam Zadeh Mahrough design
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d
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Tagh
Bostan design
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e
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Tagh
Kasra design
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f
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Tagh
-Nama (ceiling) design
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g
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Ghandili
(stalactite and stalagmite) designs
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h
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Hall
Dome of Ali Ghapou design
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i
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Gonbad
Kavous design
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j
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Kufi Altar design
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k
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Shah
Mosque design
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l
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Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque design
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m
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Tabriz
Kaboud Mosque design
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n
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Soltanieh Tomb
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o
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Sheikh
Safieddin Ardebili Tomb design
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2.3.B. Tribal and individual designs in Iranian carpets.
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a
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Afshar design
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b
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Bakhtiari
design
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c
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Baluch
design
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d
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Turkman
design
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e
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Jan
Beigi design
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f
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Khatai
(Chinese) design
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g
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Sanchooli
design
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h
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Send
design
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i
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Shah
Abbasi design
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j
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Qashqai
design
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k
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Kurdish
design
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l
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Palmate
(Shah Abbasi) flower design
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m
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Lor
design
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n
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Bisotoun
design
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o
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Broken
Mir design
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p
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Mina
Khani design
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q
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Kashan
design
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r
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Kurdistan design
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s
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Kerman
design
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t
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Moshk Abad design
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u
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Turkish
Shiraz design
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4.B. Designs famous by their pattern and images Naming
is done mainly by carpet merchants or dealers and is passed on from
one generation to Another:
A. Regarding the ground of carpet
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a
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Plain Weave design
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b
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All-over
or flower designs
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B.
Regarding the ground design
1.
Corner-medallion
design
2.
Turreted
design which the basic image of tress is used.
3.
Series
turreted design
4.
Designing,
overall, stripped and series designs
C.
Regarding the margin of the carpet
1.
Margined
design
2.
Un-margined
design
D.
Regarding the usage
1.
Prayer-carpet
design
2.
Sajjada
design
3.
Prayer-niche (Altar)
design
5-B: Design of Iranian carpet: Composite and
Derivative
I. Composite
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1
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Bouquet
design
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2
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Stag
Horn
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3
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Bouquet Medallion
design
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4
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Plain-weave Floral
medallion
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5
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Underground design
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6
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Prayer-niche
(Altar) columnar Underground design
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7
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Curved-branched
medallion design
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8
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Multiple-panel design II.
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Derivative
Anatolian
Afghanian
Caucasian
Tapestry
y
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