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Sarouk Fereghan, or sarouk mahal or ?
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#1 Posted : Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10:25:15 PM(UTC)
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This is a large 11X17 carpet and is definitely a sarouk with the small blue weft. My question is what type of sarouk? I guess my question comes down to the age. Is it old enough to be a ferghan sarouk, and if not a fereghan sarouk, what would it be?
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#2 Posted : Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10:36:46 PM(UTC)
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#3 Posted : Thursday, April 17, 2014 10:19:28 AM(UTC)
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1950s sarouk / fine arak rug. not farahan sarouk or feraghan, just sarouk / fine arak.
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#4 Posted : Saturday, April 19, 2014 9:47:12 AM(UTC)
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It is a Saruk but I think it is a Muhajjeran. It is a better one of this type of knotting
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#5 Posted : Saturday, April 19, 2014 9:57:37 AM(UTC)
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Thanks to both of you. I should have added the carpet has very closely cropped pile. From what I read the sarouk or even fereghan sarouk pile got longer as they transitioned to mahal, etc after 1900. Would the low cropping make a different decision. Fereghan's were also low cropped, but single wefted so I'm not at all thinking along those lines.

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#6 Posted : Saturday, April 19, 2014 10:01:14 AM(UTC)
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It appears as nif you would like it to be Farahqn but I am afraid it's not
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#7 Posted : Saturday, April 19, 2014 10:06:21 AM(UTC)
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No again, I know without a doubt that is not a fereghan, and of course I'd like it to be a fereghan sarouk.
One of my problems the terms are so misused. I see more marketing at times than description. From what I read there is no really definition of the type you named it, but a mismatch of styles. I am really not trying to talk myself into something, just trying to ask questions

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#8 Posted : Sunday, April 20, 2014 1:16:35 AM(UTC)
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You are absolutely right when they want to sell its one thing and buying it's another. Muhajjeran is not a tight weave but a very good one with very limited production and sought after. The wool is very soft and shiny. In terms of durability and use I personally rate it much better than Farahan.
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