Persian carpet

E128421
carpet textile art traditional handicraft

A Persian carpet is a traditionally handwoven rug from Iran renowned for its intricate designs, rich colors, and high craftsmanship, considered one of the most important and influential textile arts in the world.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Persian carpet canonical 4
Afshar rugs 1
Ardabil Carpet 1

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf carpet ⓘ
textile art ⓘ
traditional handicraft ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Persian carpet ⓘ
surface form: Iranian carpet

Persian rug ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Iran ⓘ
hasCommonShape rectangular ⓘ
round ⓘ
runner ⓘ
square ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance important element of Iranian cultural heritage ⓘ
status symbol in domestic interiors ⓘ
symbol of Persian art ⓘ
hasDesignFeature all-over pattern ⓘ
arabesque patterns ⓘ
border with multiple bands ⓘ
central medallion ⓘ
floral motifs ⓘ
geometric motifs ⓘ
intricate patterns ⓘ
rich colors ⓘ
hasDyeSource indigo ⓘ
madder root ⓘ
pomegranate rind ⓘ
walnut husk ⓘ
hasDyeType natural dyes ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriodOfFlourishing 16th century ⓘ
Safavid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Safavid dynasty
hasKnotType Senneh knot ⓘ
asymmetrical Persian knot ⓘ
hasMotif boteh (paisley) ⓘ
calligraphic cartouches ⓘ
garden design ⓘ
hunting scenes ⓘ
tree of life ⓘ
hasPileMaterial silk ⓘ
wool ⓘ
hasProducerType tribal nomadic weaver ⓘ
urban workshop ⓘ
village weaver ⓘ
hasProductionRegion Baloch regions ⓘ
surface form: Baluch region of Iran

Bijar ⓘ
Hamadan ⓘ
Heriz ⓘ
Isfahan ⓘ
Kashan ⓘ
Kerman ⓘ
Kurdistan Province (Iran) ⓘ
surface form: Kurdistan region of Iran

Mashhad ⓘ
Nain ⓘ
Qom ⓘ
Shiraz, Iran ⓘ
surface form: Shiraz

Tabriz ⓘ
hasTypicalMaterial cotton ⓘ
silk ⓘ
wool ⓘ
hasWarpMaterial cotton ⓘ
silk ⓘ
hasWeavingMethod handwoven ⓘ
isConsidered influential in global textile design ⓘ
one of the most important traditions of oriental carpet weaving ⓘ
isExportedTo East Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
isRecognizedBy Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars and Kashan)
isUsedFor collectible art object ⓘ
decorative furnishing ⓘ
floor covering ⓘ
wall hanging ⓘ
isValuedFor aesthetic beauty ⓘ
craftsmanship ⓘ
durability ⓘ
investment value ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Persians → culturalHeritage → Persian carpet ⓘ
Persian → traditionalArtForm → Persian carpet ⓘ
Persian culture → traditionalArtForm → Persian carpet ⓘ
Persian culture → UNESCORecognition → Persian carpet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persian carpet weaving (Intangible Cultural Heritage)
Persian carpet → alsoKnownAs → Persian carpet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iranian carpet
Safavid art → notableWork → Persian carpet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ardabil Carpet
Safavid art → notableWork → Persian carpet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chelsea Carpet
Safavid art → notableWork → Persian carpet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polonaise carpets
Kerman → hasTraditionalProduct → Persian carpet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kerman carpets
Ardabil → famousProduct → Persian carpet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ardabil carpets
Albert Hall Museum → hasExhibit → Persian carpet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persian carpets
Afshar tribe → knownFor → Persian carpet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afshar rugs
Persian art → hasNotableForm → Persian carpet ⓘ