Koliai
271 × 169 cm
2.511 €
Koliai
1.650 €
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307 × 159(4.88 m²)
Hand-knotted
40-60 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Koliayie
Where it comes from
A Koliai, sometimes written Koliayie, hand-knotted by Kurdish tribal weavers from the Songhor district of western Iran, part of the wider Kermanshah weaving region. It measures 307 x 159 cm (10'1" x 5'3"). The type is known for a bold single medallion set against a dark, saturated ground, but this piece breaks that pattern: instead of one centre, it carries two.
What you see
The field is an almost black navy, dense enough to hold everything else in place. Across it sit two stepped, hourglass-shaped medallions in brick red, each with a cream rosette at its heart, connected so that they read less like a symmetrical centrepiece and more like a two-part sequence unfolding across the field. Small vase-like floral sprays occupy the corners, sprigs of cream and tan against the dark ground. The border gathers the same palette into three bands: a red guard stripe, a navy floral border, and a plain camel outer edge, together running to roughly a fifth of the rug's width and holding their own against the darkness within.
How it was made
Koliai weavers work from memory rather than a drawn plan, carrying the design in the hand rather than on paper, and it is this that allowed the medallion to shift from the expected single form into the paired arrangement seen here. The wool is hand-spun and lanolin-rich, grazed on mountain pasture, which gives it a quiet sheen even under a matte surface and a resistance to wear that outlasts most machine-spun piles. At 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre and a 12 mm pile, the weave is close and firm, built for a long working life rather than for display alone.
At home
In a living room, this is a rug to lay along a sofa run or in front of a fireplace, somewhere it can be seen whole rather than cut by furniture. The near-black field holds its own against dark wood or leather and reads warm rather than heavy on a pale floor, with the red medallions carrying the eye down the room. Underfoot it is dense and springy, wool that has been walked on for decades and is made to go on being walked on. As light moves across it through the day, the two medallions shift very slightly in and out of prominence, never quite settling into one reading.
More on Koliayie rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 519016
- Size
- 307 × 159 cm (4.88 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 201,000 – 250,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 40-60 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 17 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 307 × 159 cm (4.88 m²) this is a medium rug. It works in front of a sofa, in front of a bed or in a study. It is too small for a dining table — there you want about 80 cm of clearance so a chair does not tip over the edge when pushed back.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre; across 4.88 m² that is roughly 1.0 to 1.2 million 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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Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 519016
