Heriz rugs, Heriz carpets
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Heriz rugs, Heriz carpets |
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Heriz is a small town east of Tabriz in the province of east Azerbaijan (north-west Iran). The area is Turkish speaking and the villages with their mud walls and flat roofs on which hay is stacked resemble Turkish villages.
Heriz rugs have been exported since the 19th century and many fine old ones are seen on the floors of old houses. Warps and wefts are cotton, with a woollen pile, and although the weave is relatively coarse, the carpets are solid and hardwearing. They are usually large in size
The designs are always geometrical, with large blocks osf colour and heavy outlining. The principle colours used are browns and reds. The commonest design is a version of the Tabriz medallion design, with all the curves reduced to straight lines. A more curvilinear type of Heriz carpet is made in the town of Ahar to the north. Other villages in the area important for carpet production are Sarab and Kakadja.