Niriz carpet is one of the most beautiful and famous Iranian handwoven carpets, which is named after the city of Niriz in Fars province. These carpets attract the eyes of every viewer with their unique patterns and dark colors. In this article, we are going to introduce you to what a reed carpet is, how it is woven, what are its features and why you should buy it.
What is a straw carpet?
Reed straw carpet is one of the carpets that has become famous with the name of its city. The city of Niriz is located in the east of Shiraz and next to Bakhtegan Lake. This city is one of the most pleasant cities around Shiraz and many nomads visit this city in different seasons. The art of Iranian nomadic women is known in the world and the carpets woven by them are sent to international and domestic markets. When the nomads move to Niriz city, different carpets are woven. But it is marketed under the name of niriz city. So we may come across a reed carpet that originally belongs to the nomads.
Design and pattern of reed carpet
The design and pattern of Niriz carpet is unique to this carpet and it is not widespread like Kashan carpet or Isfahan carpet. Like the three-stump plan, which is known as the tree plan in other cities, or the Barik Mahramat plan. Mostly, the Khamsa nomads migrate to the city of Niriz. Sometimes the attractive Khumsa carpets woven by Khumsa nomadic women are sent to different markets under the name of fine reed carpet. In the old days, the design and pattern of reed carpets and khumsa carpets were determined subjectively by the weaver. But with the passage of time and the increase in the urbanization of people, most of the weavers started to weave carpets with maps and weaved carpets with specific maps. On the other hand, the Ler people, Turks, Kurds and Arabs of Iran have had many interactions with each other and sometimes they weave the same carpet design. For this reason, it is a bit difficult to recognize the people of the carpet weavers from the design and map of the carpet. But we can recognize the weaving technique of each carpet.
The color of the reed carpet
The color scheme of fine reed carpet includes dark and bright colors. It is interesting to know that the dark colors of the reed rug are taken from Afshari rugs. Lacquered, brown and dark yellow colors are usually used for the texture of fine reed carpet. Of course, in the old days, cream and gold colors were also used in the texture of this carpet, but nowadays it is not customary to use these colors. The design and pattern of the original reed carpet is also decorated with single or bunches of bushes like Afshari carpets.
The dimensions and size of the reed carpet
Small reed carpets are woven in the form of 20.2 x 50.1. Of course, sometimes you may also come across a 6-meter long reed carpet. These dimensions and sizes are suitable for different spaces