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Detail of an allover repeat pattern of leaves (bōteh) on the field of a Shīrāz rug, 19th century; in the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Detail of an allover repeat pattern of leaves (bōteh) on the field of a Shīrāz rug, 19th century; in the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.
Detail of an allover repeat pattern of leaves (bōteh) on the field of a Shīrāz rug, 19th century; in the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.

Shīrāz rug

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ShÄ«rāz rug, handwoven floor covering made in the district around the city of ShÄ«rāz in southern Iran. The best known are the QashqāŹ¾Ä« rugs, products of nomadic peoples. A group of tribesā€”some Arab, some Turkish, forming the Khamseh Confederationā€”weaves rugs somewhat similar to the QashqāŹ¾Ä« pieces in a variety of patterns, as do the inhabitants of certain Iranian weaving villages in the locality of ShÄ«rāz. One may find both the symmetrical and asymmetrical knots from...

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