Vintage Sanneh Stripe Persian Jajim Flatweave
A viewing is a request, not a booking: we write back within 24 hours to confirm a time, in open hours or out of them. No account needed.
ABOUT THIS PIECE
Handwoven in the Kurdistan province in the west of Persia, Saneh Jajims are well-known for their soft texture, warm colours and the use of high-quality sheep wool.
Jajims Are strip woven textiles woven on small narrow horizontal looms. Each Jajim is made of number of stripes stitched together to form one larger piece. Jajims can be very heavy toquite light depending on the type of wool and the weaving technique used. From floor pieces to large blankets, clothes wraps or curtains They were traditionally used for a variety of purposes by nomadic people all around Persia, Anatolia and central Asia, Each nomadic confederacy would have a unique signature style of weaving which can produce many different types of Jajims.
SPECIFICATIONS
How it sits in your room.
245 × 225 CM (8' × 7'5"), DRAWN TO SCALE WITH TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN FURNITURE SIZES.
A 2-seater sofa along the long side with its front legs on the rug and 38 cm of rug past each arm, a coffee table on the rug. It is not deep enough for armchairs opposite as well.
A 120 × 80 cm table with 73 cm of rug beyond its sides and 63 cm past its ends, so the chairs stay on the rug when they are pulled out.
Under the lower part of a queen bed with 46 cm of rug showing on each side, so your feet land on it either side of the bed.
Measure the room, or just the area the rug should cover, and we will draw this rug in it to scale.
