Koliai
260 × 135 cm
1.980 €
Koliai
1.094 €
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295 × 130(3.84 m²)
Hand-knotted
40-60 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Kordi
Where it comes from
This is a Kordi runner, a Kurdish weaving from the wide arc of Kurdish-settled Iran that stretches from Kurdistan and Kermanshah toward Khorasan, measuring 295 x 130 cm (9'8" x 4'3"). Kurdish weavings are known above all for their structure: dense, robust, tied with the symmetric knot on a wool foundation, and carrying a character that can swing from bold geometry to soft floral work depending on the region it came from. This one leans toward geometry, but with a quiet order running through it that the type does not always show.
What you see
The field is a deep blackish-brown with a reddish undertone, scattered thickly with small floral sprigs that give it texture rather than open space. Across this dark ground sit three hexagonal medallions in a row, like beads on a thread, and here the order appears: the two outer medallions are a strong brick red, but the centre one is ivory, breaking the repetition and giving the whole field a calm, almost symmetrical axis. Hooked, pole-like pendants extend from each medallion toward the top and bottom edges, a tribal 'tree' motif reaching into the field. A wide salmon-pink border, carrying a floral vine and taking up close to a fifth of the total width, frames the piece in a colour far lighter than anything within it.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun and knotted onto a cotton warp, and it is this hand-spinning, not the finishing, that gives the surface its slightly grainy, matte character rather than any sheen. At a density of 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre, the weaver worked at the pace typical of tribal work knotted from memory rather than from a drawn plan, which is exactly why the medallions carry the small, human irregularities that make each one distinct rather than a repeat of the last. At 12 mm the pile sits short and dense, built for use rather than display, and forty to sixty years on, it still holds its form.
At home
A runner of this width and length belongs in a hallway or along a landing, and here the dark field earns its keep: where daylight is scarce, the salmon border and the ivory medallion give the space light of its own rather than borrowing it. Underfoot it is dense and firm, a weave that takes daily footsteps without complaint. Walk its length and the eye keeps returning to that pale centre medallion, steady among the red, the one calm note in a field that never quite repeats itself.
More on Kordi rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 347012
- Size
- 295 × 130 cm (3.84 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 128,000 – 160,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 40-60 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 14 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 295 × 130 cm (3.84 m²) this is a runner. It belongs in a hallway, an entrance, on a landing or lengthways beside a bed. It is too narrow for the middle of a room.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 128,000 to 160,000 knots per square metre; across 3.84 m² that is roughly 490,000 to 610,000 individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
How do I care for this rug?
Hand-spun wool still carries its own lanolin, which keeps liquid sitting on the surface for a moment: blot quickly, with clear water and a light cloth, working inwards and without rubbing. Otherwise regular vacuuming along the pile is enough. Turn the rug once or twice a year so light and footfall reach it evenly.
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Ref: 347012
