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Tribal rugs are part of a tradition very different
from that of the finely woven floral carpets with which the name Persia (the more usual
Western term for Iran) has long been associated. Yet tribal rugs have a power and vitality
of their own. Designs are geometrical, abstract, with an inventiveness of detail and
boldness of color that sometimes echoes contemporary painting. Unlike the commercial urban
and village products, tribal rugs were woven exclusively for home use. And into these
everyday rug were poured a love of color and pattern which had no other outlet, and was
handed down from generation to generation.
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