Looking for unique home decor can be a rewarding and educational experience. Have you looked at a the Afshar rugs lately? Here are a couple notes on these beautiful and unique home decor area rugs.
A 2-1-2 medallion layout is most generally used for the Afshar rugs. The medallions are quartered rather than completed. Blossom borders are also prominent as well as vase elements. The vase elements are a more prominent style in the Afshar rugs as well as blossom borders. The Afshar seems to be linked to a loss of tribal identity and cultural arts which has affected all Persian tribal rugs.
Elements that were associated with older weavings are muted or transmuted. They are integrated with the forms of other tribes and cultures. Scholars are attempting to unravel these mysteries by carefully noting and tracing specific elements at a high level of detail. The use of ancient texts and prototypical rugs from museums and other institutions of cultural heritage help them to pick out and trace the individual elements through lands and languages.
Turkey however has seen the need to revive their weaving skills that were almost lost to modernization. Many villages now try to incorporate their ancient skills so that the rugs will be of the highest quality as well as recapturing the beauty of the older woven rugs.