Bidjar Fine

Bidjar is a city of about 50.000 people in the north-western province of Kurdistan. It lies in a fertile valley surrounded by arid mountains, and there are no significant monuments. The city serves primarily as a market centre for the surrounding villages. Its recent history is dramatic, as the city was occupied first by the Russians and then by the Turks, during the First World War, leading to a famine that significantly reduced the population. These events are mirrored in the city’s rug production. Before the First World War, the rugs were coarsely yet firmly knotted, with wool warp and weft. Later, they became finer and had cotton bases. The Bidjar patterns are often Herati, but sometimes a Mahi pattern can be seen. The colours are usually clear reds with a light trimming. The Bidjar rugs are so strongly knotted that you risk breaking the knots if you fold them together with the pile facing inwards. When folding Bidjar rugs, it is therefore always with the pile facing outwards. You can clearly feel that much more wool is used in a Bidjar rug than in most other rugs. They feel a lot heavier and they are not as easy to move around when lying on the floor.

Bidjar Fine
239-1159893-9594
140 cm x 76 cm
1,879 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
284-1163244-9587
146 cm x 73 cm
1,897 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
364-1159896-9593
148 cm x 73 cm
1,913 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
816-925226-8536
168 cm x 105 cm
3,401 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
745-1324766-9177
173 cm x 112 cm
3,750 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
311-1324768-9176
188 cm x 115 cm
4,175 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
759-1114067-9700
311 cm x 83 cm
4,987 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
649-1114068-9699
320 cm x 87 cm
5,374 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
613-1159872-9596
380 cm x 87 cm
6,398 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
975-854425-2464
239 cm x 174 cm
9,158 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
590-1495915-2482
242 cm x 173 cm
9,224 €
Bidjar Fine

Bidjar Fine
958-1495609-2353
302 cm x 203 cm
13,495 €
Bidjar Fine