Tibetan Carpets

As the name suggests, Tibetan carpets are carpets manufactured in Tibet. Tibetan carpets and Tibetan Rugs apart from being manufactured in Tibet are also manufactured by the Tibetan refugees living in Nepal. Tibetan carpet manufactured in Nepal mainly consist of modern and western patterns in pastel colors. These carpets are labelled "Tibetan" to distinguish them from the countries different production areas.

 

Tibetan carpets have existed for thousands of years but have got an international recognition only now, that too by the efforts of certain NGOs. The patterns and sizes of Tibetan rugs are so versatile that they are as suitable for floor covering as for wall hangings or accent rugs, or for runners and throws.

 

Designs
The carpets are unique in their structure and design and even have developed separately from the traditional Persian carpets. The designs are influenced by the Tibetan tribal culture, Buddhism and Chinese culture to an extent. The designs are simple yet beautiful, complementing the contemporary scenario. Tibetan carpets also have lots of similarities with the Chinese patterns. Tibetan carpets are often small as they are mainly meant to be used in the homes and in the temples.

 

Types of Tibetan Carpets 

On the basis of designs and patterns, we can categorize Tibetan rugs and carpets as follows:

 

Medallion carpet
In the medallion carpets there are three centerpiece medallions having multiple borders. Medallions commonly used are the square shapes surrounded with leaves and flowers, the round medallions with flowers inside, the flower medallions which are almost always lotus or peony, and the animals such as the Manchurian crane, snow-lion, dragons encapsulated in a a round medallion.

 

Floral All-over Carpets
The floral design Tibetan carpets consist of 2 or 3 large flowers similar to a multi-medallion, or many large flowers in an all-over layout. Flowers mainly used are lotus, the peony, and the chrysanthemum. Floral all over patterns are usually without borders in an endless repeat.

 

Mythological Design carpets
Mythological design carpets consist of mythological animal and bird including the dragon, the phoenix, the white Manchurian crane, the bat and the bee. These mythological creatures are either represented in the medallion or in an all-over layout.

 

Geometric Panelled All-over Design
The geometric designs are less common and usually comes in a panelled all-over layout with flat-looking flowers inside either square or diamond cells.

 

Monastery Carpets
Monastery carpets or Monastery Rugs are usually small and are used for various ceremonial and ritual purposes. The colors used on these types of carpets are orange or red. One typical example of Monastery rugs is the tiger rug which is used by high-ranking monks as a seat.

 

Colors
Tibetan carpets are available in vivid colors, and relatively plain and dominant backgrounds. The colors used in th background are usually blue, black, red, orange, and less frequently yellow or ivory. The colors in which the motifs are colored are woven in red, orange, pink, yellow, beige, blue, green and white.

 

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