Parviz Tanavoli, Prayer Gabbeh, 1980

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Lors of Nahavand weave

235 x 152 cm
92 1/2 x 59 7/8 in

'From late 60s to early 70s and while I was collecting lion rugs, I went through tribal areas of Fars province, who were the creators of these rugs. It was...

"From late 60s to early 70s and while I was collecting lion rugs, I went through tribal areas of Fars province, who were the creators of these rugs. It was during this period that I became acquainted with Qashqa’I and Lori weavers and I noticed they weave their rugs by looking at another rug, and do not use cartoons like city weavers. That is how I decided to make my own rugs through the Qashqa’I and the Lori weavers of Fars. For the first rug, I gave one of my paintings to a young girl and ask if she can make a rug like that. A month later, the rug was ready and I couldn’t believe my eyes, how good the weaver had executed my painting into a pile rug. Later I gave the same painting by a Lori weavers, although the subject was followed as good, but in colouring and the weavers part differed."
Parviz Tanavoli, 2021

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The collection of the Artist

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