The field guide · Where it was woven

Kelardasht کلاردشت

Kelardasht is a district in western Mazandaran, on the Caspian side of the Alborz, with Kurdish and Lak communities. Its Kurdish weaving has been known outside the region only since the 1960s, and Iranica notes that the work of the province's other tribes is largely unrecorded.

Also Kalardasht · Kelārdašt

See also Mazandaran

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Kelardasht: a detail of Vintage Kelardasht Checkered Persian Kilim Rug 3.94SQM
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In the collection

Kelardasht, in the collection.

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