Question

A type of these works originating in the city of Ardabil featured the Mahi design. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these heavy textiles whose popular woven Persian variety is used to decorate floors.
ANSWER: carpets [or rugs or mats; accept Ardabil carpets]
[10h] Common motifs in Persian rugs included this form of decoration comprising intricate patterns of interlacing foliage. It shared its name with a ballet position in which the dancer stands on one leg while extending the other directly behind them.
ANSWER: arabesque
[10m] Persian rugs often made use of the “asymmetrical” variety of these features known as the Senneh, in contrast to their Turkish “symmetrical” variety. A simple example of these features is the half-hitch.
ANSWER: knots [accept asymmetrical knots; accept sailor’s knot; accept Turk’s Head knot]
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TournamentEditionExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2024 FARSI @ Columbia12/08/2024Y1015.00100%40%10%