"Carpets Iran Ghoum Djafahi Wool & Silk Medium XXth Century"
Carpets Persian Ghoum Djafahi Wool & Silk 1950 Rare ... Fully knotted by hand, pure wool & silk, vegetal dyes, 370 000 knots per m², size: 2,50mX1,65m. Ghoum Carpet is a type of carpet produced in Iran in the Ghoum area. The first trades appeared in 1930, at the initiative of merchants of Keshan. Despite their recent manufacture, they have imposed themselves by the perfection of their technique and the variety of their drawings. The classic motifs are the boteh and zil-e sultan. We also find the flowers on plain backgrounds characteristic of the carpets of Ispahan and the central medallion of the carpets of Keshan. The carpet of Ghoum has a very colorful aspect, the white and the ivory of the background bringing out the multicolored patterns.