2'9" x 12'2" Persian Senneh Runner Rug | Rose Bouquet Medallions | Rust and Navy
Senneh is the most refined of all Kurdish weaving, and this 2'9" x 12'2" runner shows why: a chain of rose bouquets drawn with garden-like realism, set into a dense field of tiny motifs. It is hand-knotted in kork wool, the soft, fine fleece from the neck and shoulders of the lamb, at approximately 300 to 320 knots per square inch. At over 12 feet long it is one of our longer runner rugs, suited to a long hallway, an upstairs landing or a gallery corridor. It has never been used and ships with a certificate of authenticity recording origin, materials and knot count.
Design and Motifs
Down the center of the runner runs a chain of small ivory diamond medallions, linked point to point, each holding a bouquet of pink and rose red roses with olive green leaves. Around the chain, a stepped rust field opens out in bold, angular cartouches, giving the design a strong architectural rhythm along its length. The navy ground beyond is filled with the kind of tiny, dense motifs Senneh is famous for, small botehs and rosettes repeated in a fine lattice so the field reads almost like a woven texture. The border system uses several narrow bands of red and ivory with small flowers and scrolling vines, framing the runner with a clean line and finished with fringe at both ends.
Rust, Rose and Navy
The rusty brown field is warm and earthy, and it gives the runner its main color when seen from a distance. Against it, the ivory medallions and their pink and rose red bouquets stand out like a string of flowers down the length of the hall. The navy and black ground around the field adds depth and contrast, and its tiny botehs in rust, beige and olive keep it lively up close. Small touches of light olive green in the leaves and dark brown in the outlines tie everything together. Kork wool takes dye with a soft natural sheen, so the colors look rich without being harsh. It is a warm, classic palette that suits traditional hallways, wood floors and stairs, and adds a refined note to a long, narrow space.
Senneh, the Finest of Kurdish Weaving
Senneh, today called Sanandaj, is a Kurdish town in the western highlands of Persia. Like other Kurdish rugs, Senneh pieces are woven with the symmetric knot, but that is where the similarity ends. Senneh weavers are known for extremely fine, delicate patterns, including the herati, allover botehs of remarkable elegance and dense florals built from hundreds of tiny elements. Their work proves that the symmetric knot can carry graceful curvilinear drawing, something many assume only the asymmetric knot can do. Designs often use either an allover field or a medallion scheme, as in this runner with its linked bouquet medallions. Knotted in soft kork wool and never used, this is a sophisticated Kurdish runner made to last for generations.
