Tree Of Life Persian Rug History

Persian carpets and rugs of various types were woven in parallel by nomadic tribes in village and town workshops and by royal court manufactories alike.

Tree of life persian rug history.

The history of persian rugs persian carpet a culmination of artistic magnificence dates back to 2 500 years ago. As it is documented in the tree of life persian rugs legend has it that a cypress tree planted by request of a zoroastrian prophet this tree grew to be so big that 10 000 sheep could use it for shade and thousands of birds lived within the branches. Tree of life design antique tabriz rug country of origin. In early persian mythology we find the tree of life called the gaokerena a sacred haoma tree containing all the seeds necessary for giving life the world.

As such they represent miscellaneous simultaneous lines of tradition and reflect the history of iran and its various peoples. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs to the south east of persia is the city of kerman or kirman and to the north of kerman is the village of laver or raver which has a rug weaving history. The design is tree of life which is a popular element in many vintage persian rugs and is one of the oldest symbols found in rug design. This piece has green base color with cream border.

This inspiring symbol has taken on many names throughout time including the holy tree the world tree or tree of love. The iranians were among the pioneer carpet weavers of the ancient civilizations having achieved a superlative degree of perfection through centuries of creativity and ingenuity. First quarter of the 20th century 1910 this extraordinary antique carpet is decorated with a prominent tree of life pattern with strongly arching. The rug life was founded by john and sabrina jureidini.