The field guide · Tribes and weaving peoples
Bakhtiari بختیاری
Bakhtiari is a trade label for pile rugs and kilims from the Bakhtiari region of south-west Iran, covering both nomadic and village work, so Iranica calls it territorial rather than ethnic. Double-wefted, symmetrically knotted rugs on wool are usually classed as nomadic, and single-wefted rugs on cotton as village work from Chahar Mahal. The best-known design is the garden or brick (khesht) pattern of square compartments.
Also Bakhtiyari · Bakhtyari
See also Chahar Mahal, Faradonbeh, Luri
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