Veramin Rug, South Persia, mid 19th century
7 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 7 in.

Provenance: Tom Weisbuch, Oakland, California, ca. 1982-1983.

Literature:
- Oriental Rug Review. Philadelphia, 1990, vol. 9, no. 5 (June/July 1990), inside front cover.
- Eiland, Murray. Oriental Rugs from Pacific Collections. San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society: San Francisco, 1990, pl. 39.
- Tanavoli, Parviz. Hali 106. "The Veramin Mosaic." Hali Publications Ltd: London, 1999, p. 92, no. 23.

Exhibitions: Adraskand Gallery, Ross, California, Tribal Weavings from the Veramin Plain, 3 June - 26 August, 1989.

Other Notes: In his Hali article, Parvis Tanavoli attributed this rug as ?Osanu pile rug, Garmsar (?) north Persia, second half 19th century.?
A closely related example with similar large guls and ? guls, but with a rhomboid center was published in Hali 98 p. 102 at Dennis Woodman at Kew.

[Pacific Collections caption] 39. VERAMIN (?) RUG, 19th century, 3?5? x 7?9?. Rugs of this type, showing what appear to be large, simplified renditions of Turkoman guls, have long posed a labeling challenge. Recently they have come to be associated with the Veramin region, where a variety of nomadic groups winter. These include Kurds, Shahsevans, Lurs, and even small Afshar, Baluchi, and Bakhtiari elements. This is a region requiring more study.
WARP: wool, dark gray, 2 strands, Z-spun, S-plied.
WEFT: wool, red and natural brown, 3 shoots single strand Z-spun in the shame shed. May be 3 ply untwisted wool.
PILE: wool, 2 strands, Z-spun, S-plied.
KNOT: symmetrical, h. 8, v. 8, 64/sq. inch.
EDGES: plain weave bands with lines of coarse weft-float.
ENDS: brown wool kilim.
COLORS (8): dark blue field, pale red, red-brown, light green, deep purple, yellow brown, ivory, brown-black.
FROM THE COLLECTION OF: Linda and Ralph Kaffel.
Selected by Alan Marcuson.