A wool sofreh hand woven with brown, navy, yellow and duck egg blue dyed with vegetable dye. There are some small holes and marks due to age
Iranian sofreh rug. Sofreh were originally made by the nomadic tribes of Iran. Sofreh translated from arabic meaning ‘dining table’ is a traditional hand woven wool rug which is often spread on the ground on which to place food and eat amongst family members. They were also often used in the preparation of baking bread and wrapped in the sofreh after baking. The geometric design was often personal and passed down from mother to daughter.
130×140cm
C.1980’s
A wool sofreh hand woven with brown, navy, yellow and duck egg blue dyed with vegetable dye. There are some small holes and marks due to age
Iranian sofreh rug. Sofreh were originally made by the nomadic tribes of Iran. Sofreh translated from arabic meaning ‘dining table’ is a traditional hand woven wool rug which is often spread on the ground on which to place food and eat amongst family members. They were also often used in the preparation of baking bread and wrapped in the sofreh after baking. The geometric design was often personal and passed down from mother to daughter.
130×140cm
C.1980’s
