Cost.—From $3.00 to $10.00 per square foot.
Remarks.—The modern ones are too regular and exact in pattern and show European influences. They are so firm and closely woven that they are stiff and non-flexible.
With the Kirman the Tabriz shares the reputation of having the most graceful floral designs. They are purely Persian and have suffered little from outside influence. Many of them are so closely woven that they are apt to curl on the edges.
THE EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATED
This particular piece is a good example of the average design with its floral medallion and many border stripes.
BIJAR
Synonyms.—Sarakhs, Lule.
Why So Named.—After a town in Western Persia in the province of Kurdistan. Sometimes called Sarakhs because they are made by tribesmen who came from the old city by that name and settled around Bijar.
Knot.—Ghiordes. Number vertically six to ten; number horizontally eight to twelve; number to the square inch forty-eight to one hundred twenty.