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| Pile | wool, medium clipped | Designs | fish, afshar and Medallion, Herati. | | Warp/Weft | weft cotton, warp wool | Colours | blue, red and beige | | Knots | Senneh, 350 - 500 sqi | Tribal | village and workshop |
Senneh is a smallish city, lying between Bidjar and the upper course of the riverTigris, (Sanandaj). Of all the Persian carpets, perhaps the Sennehs have the finest stitch. They are mostly Sedjadés, are very closely clipped and are woven as fine as good weavers can make them. On the other hand, the patterns are small, even trivial, consisting of floral ornaments or the Herati design on a tiny scale, and often also a miniature version of the Serabend pattern.
In addition to the usual designs, Sennehs have richly decorated medallions with comparatively large corner pieces, so that only a small space is left between medallion and corners. This space is often plain. As the design often includes a number of dark shades the ground, for contrast, is sometimes very light in tone, generally cream or pistachio green. These carpets are seldom larger than Sedjadés, but Drujas are often made in a size useful for covering divans. |
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