Armenian Rug Symbols
Armenian carpets are unique texts composed of the ornaments where sacred symbols reflect the beliefs and religious notions of the ancient ancestors of the armenians that reached us from the depth of centuries.
Armenian rug symbols. Armenians believed that if they had dragon rugs in their homes they will be safe and protected from the evil. Vishapagorg the dragon rug is one of the most popular types of armenian carpets. Patterns and designs for the rugs started before there was an alphabet. The yellow color came from the yellow flower the red color from armenian cochineal vordan karmir and from the roots of dyer s madder rubia tinctorm green and some shades of brown from nut peels.
Kozibeyokian reflects on how armenian carpets are unique texts composed of a language of sacred symbols reflecting the lives beliefs and world view of ancient armenians. Rug designer master weaver and restorer of ancient hand woven textiles and rugs hratch kozibeyokian speaks at the armenian rugs society mini symposium about iconography in armenian woven art in laguna beach ca. It was returned by the coolidge family to the white house in 1982. The characteristics of armenian rugs.
Symbols and their meanings in the carpets and prayer rugs of the turkish armenian and persian traditions oriental carpets are more than attractive patterns and colors they are stories beliefs and prayers. The armenian carpet and rug weavers preserved strictly the traditions. That s why the cross symbol is quite popular among the ornaments of armenian carpets.