The field guide · Where it was woven
Heriz هریس
Heriz rugs are woven in a group of villages around the town of Heris, east of Tabriz in East Azarbaijan, among them Goravan, Bakhshayesh and Mehraban. They are symmetrically knotted on a cotton foundation and turn city medallion designs into bold angular forms, often with a jagged vine-and-rosette border. Weavers there bought lustrous wool from the Shahsavan and later from Ardabil; a blue inner weft is a documented trait of the district.
Also Heris · Herīs · Goravan · Gorevan · Bakhshayesh · Bakshaish
See also Tabriz, Karaja, Sarab
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