The field guide · Where it was woven
Kerman کرمان
Kerman is the provincial capital of south-east Iran and, since the late nineteenth century, a major centre of city carpet weaving; the nearby village of Ravar gave the trade grade 'Lavar Kerman'. City workshops use the asymmetric knot, now on cotton, with local kork wool, while the province's tribal weavers, chiefly Afshar, typically use the symmetric knot. Kerman dyers are known for an unusually wide range of shades.
Also Kirman · Kermani · Lavar · Lavar Kerman · Ravar
See also Afshar, Sirjan, Kermanshah
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