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Armenian weave (Armani-baf) ارمنی‌باف

Armani-baf (ارمنی‌باف, 'Armenian-woven') names rugs woven by Armenian communities in Iran. The oldest Armenian settlement in Iran is in Azarbaijan, in the north-west; from 1605 Shah Abbas I resettled thousands more families in and around Isfahan. Persian carpet studies name Chahar Mahal and Faridan as a main centre of Armenian weaving; Lilihan, in the Arak district, is another. These are Persian rugs, classed by where they were woven.

Also Armeni Baf · Armenian-woven

See also Lilihan, Faridan, Chahar Mahal, Hamadan, Arak, Chalipa (cross)

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Armenian weave, in the collection.

Antique Armenian Boteh Soumak Carpet
Antique Armenian Boteh Persian Rug, Dated 1902N° 001
116 × 58 cm
Arak · Dated 1902
$1,490AUD
Red Persian Armenian Rug
Mid 20th Century Hamadan Persian Armenian RugN° 002
140 × 107 cm
Armenian · Hamedan · Vintage · Mid 20th Century
$2,490AUD
Fine Hamadan Armenian Persian rug, 162x104cm, a navy medallion with a gold centre on a red field, full view
Fine Hamadan Armenian Medallion Persian Rug, Mid 20th CenturyN° 003
162 × 104 cm
Hamedan · Vintage · Mid 20th Century
$2,890AUD
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