Persian carpet ghoum wool & silk

Persian carpet ghoum wool & silk. Fully hand-knotted, pure wool & silk, vegetable dyes, size: 2, 60mx1, 60m. Some 150 kilometers south of tehran, near a dry river, is the city of ghoum (or qom). It is the second holy city in iran and a major theological center with a very large number of religious training seminaries. The sister of the eighth imam is buried in a splendid mausoleum. Ghoum carpet is a type of carpet produced in iran in the ghoum region. The first trades appeared in 1930, at the initiative of merchants from keshan. Despite their recent manufacture, they have imposed themselves by the perfection of their technique and the variety of their drawings. In ghoum, carpet manufacturing began in the early twentieth century. Ghoum carpets are distinguished by their fine workmanship and velvet made of wool or silk. They are often tied tightly, with the persian knot, and have various patterns borrowed from various iranian origins. It happens that some details of the pattern are made of silk. This is also common with carpets made entirely of silk, which are called ghoum wool and silk. The classic motifs are boteh and zil-e sultan. We also find the flowers on plain background characteristic of isfahan carpets and the central medallion of keshan carpets. Ghoum's carpet has a very colorful appearance, with the white and ivory of the background bringing out the multicolored patterns. Garden decorations, medallions or figurative motifs with drawings of animals and plants are common. Nowadays, carpets sold under the name ghoum are also made in other localities.

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