Vintage Persian Serab Rug flatweave runner Uzbek and Pashtun influences that

Uzbek and Pashtun influences that have long intersected in this part of Afghanistan

They have a saying: "Where I am is my carpet

Weaving wasn't a cultural pastime

Stock Number: BR1644

This suzani has a cotton fabric base which is also embroidered

Vintage Persian Serab Rug flatweave runner Uzbek and Pashtun influences thatThis rug comes from Serab, a small village nestled in the Sabalan mountain range in northwestern Iran. The community is remote, and that remoteness is exactly what shaped the weaving tradition here, isolated from commercial pressures and outside influence, Serab weavers developed a style that is entirely their own. Serab rugs are almost always found in long, narrow runner formats. That is not a coincidence. The proportions reflect the architecture of