Embroidery from Kerman, Iran

Size:

110 x 190cm

Region:

Kerman, Iran

Age/Period:

19th century

Material:

Wool

Structure:

Traditional embroidery known as  Pateh, silk on wool

Condition:

Very good

Description:

Pateh is an Iranian traditional needlework folk art. It originated in the Kerman province, where it is produced by women. A wide piece of wool fabric (ariz) is needle worked with coloured thread.

Pateh needlework is done in silk and with flourish paisley pattern; popular designs include the cypress tree and the sun, both traditional pre-Islamic Persian symbols

Kerman shawls had great value and were often retained as capital. In times of poverty, they were used as currency

(heg-eboe)