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The lightning bolt is the first image that comes to mind when looking at this remarkable Shahsavan rug from Mazlaghan village, and indeed, this is the name collectors commonly use for such pieces. The true origin of the pattern remains a mystery, yet one cannot rule out lightning itself as the initial inspiration behind the earliest form of this striking motif, created at an unknown point in the past.
This rug is a fascinating example of the group, enriched with a variety of other stylised symbols, including cypress trees, wheels of time and abstracted forms that reflect a long lineage of inherited imagery. Like many Shahsavan weavings, it was created spontaneously and without a naqsha, the motifs emerging from memory and from the weaver’s subconscious, shaped by traditions passed down through generations.
The lightning bolt is the first image that comes to mind when looking at this remarkable Shahsavan rug from Mazlaghan village, and indeed, this is the name collectors commonly use for such pieces. The true origin of the pattern remains a mystery, yet one cannot rule out lightning itself as the initial inspiration behind the earliest form of this striking motif, created at an unknown point in the past.
This rug is a fascinating example of the group, enriched with a variety of other stylised symbols, including cypress trees, wheels of time and abstracted forms that reflect a long lineage of inherited imagery. Like many Shahsavan weavings, it was created spontaneously and without a naqsha, the motifs emerging from memory and from the weaver’s subconscious, shaped by traditions passed down through generations.