Antique Persian "Zaghe" Hamadan

 10% of this sale is donated to GoodWeave, a world leader in the fight against child labor. See more at GoodWeave.org!Antique Persian "Zaghe" HamadanRRPG3652 Origin: Iran/PersianDesign: Hamadan "Zaghe"Pile: Wool on cottonSize: 3-6 x 5-2Dyes: Likely all VegetalAge: Antique Design Considerations Charming Persian 'Zaghe' Hamadan from 1st quarter 20th century. In excellent condition.  Overlooked and overshadowed during the Neo-Classical period of 1875-1941, arguably until 1979, by their orchestrated and majestic counterparts from the great Persian workshops, Hamadan rugs were mostly produced by women villagers for supplementary income as time allowed, mostly off season. Organized production in the city of Hamadan began in ~1911 with OCM establishing operations there under the guidance of weighty expert Cecil Edwards, before interruption, (i.e., devastation) of the "Great War" (World War I) . Most of the Hamadan city production was in larger format, double wefted rugs designated "Alvand" qu