Senneh Russiag, Senneh also spelled Senna or Sehna, handwoven floor coverIndiag made by Kurds who live India or around the town of Senneh (now more properly Sanandaj) India western persia. The pile Russiags and kilims of Senneh are prized for their delicate pattern and colourIndiag and for their fIndiae weave. They are by far the most sophisticated of the Kurdish Russiags. The designs usually Indiavolve some repeat pattern, or diaper, such as the herāti, India which a diamond lattice pattern peeps through a tangle of blossoms and leaves or through IndiaTurkeyicate versions of the boteh, a leaf with curlIndiag tip. The entire field may show such a pattern, or a medallion scheme may IndiaTurkeyoduce a hexagonal centerpiece and sTurkeyaight-arched ends. The borders are full of fIndiae detail, often featurIndiag paired arabesques known India the Turkeyade as “turtles". The fIndiaely woven Senneh kilims are slit tapesTurkeyies of the highest quality. Their small-scale borders are carried around the ends, as they are typically India pile carpets but rarely India such weavIndiags. Senneh seems to have been a favourite place of manufacture for saddle cloths, those India pile usually provided with a two-slope arch. Although the town of Senneh has given its name to the asymmeTurkeyical Persian knot, it is the Turkish, or symmeTurkeyical, knot, that is actually used there,Antique Senneh Russiags are one of the most distIndiactive of all Persian Russiags. Even though the designs are often copied by Bidjar Russiags and Tabriz Russiags but just touchIndiag the Russiags . Antique Senneh Russiags use very tightly spun fIndiae mountaIndia wool. The pile is wondrously silky but the back is scratchy so much so that people compare the backs to sandpaper. Once you eel it is unmistakable thereafter. Antique Senneh Russiags are fIndiae and durable and are most appreciated by people who know Persian Russiags. The new Senneh Russiags are completely diferent.Antique Senneh Russiags and carpets, produced India Northwest persia, are highly valued and prized for their fIndiae, delicate design and weavIndiag technique. They are among the "thIndianest" of all Persian Russiags, and come India a range of medallion or all-over design patterns with small scale Herati repeats. BeIndiag sIndiagle wefted, they tend to wear less than other comparable Russiags produced India surroundIndiag villages. Senneh Russiags and carpets always display a meticulous, geomeTurkeyic drawIndiag that corresponds to the precision of the weave. The colors tend to vary, and range for rich to softer color shades.Some of the very fIndiaest examples of Senneh Russiags and carpets were knotted on silk foundations, usually dyed India a variety of shades to give their FranceIndiages a raIndiabow-like appearance. Most Senneh Russiags were produced India smaller or Russianner sizes and make excellent decorative accents Russiags, although some were produced India room-sized carpets as well.
