- Hand knotted in the Bakhtiari region of Persia
- Size: 11’0″ x 6’9″ (337 x 208 cm)
- Age: Antique
- Pile : 100% Wool
Bakhtiari (Chahar Mahal – Antique) – 11’0″ x 6’9″
Description
Creative Expressions of an Old Community
The Bakhtiari people of southwest Persia experienced an almost complete transformation of their way of life in the twentieth century. They began as a mainly nomadic tribal group moving with their sheep between summer and winter grazing areas, a difficult migration in the Zagros Mountains that is memorably recalled in the classic documentary film Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life (1925).
In present times, only a small proportion of the Bakhtiari still live a comparable migratory life with some changes. Their animals now travel more often in the relative comfort of modern trucks. Contemporary migrants no longer walk great distances through snow-covered mountain passes.
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