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Iran has a rich tradition of craftsmanship by tribes such as the Qashqai, the Lur and the Bakhtiari as well as from the magnificent Safavid period, when carpets were woven around hunting and garden themes. Both Nomad and village dwellers created rich and varied weavings, featuring stylized shapes and geometric patterns. As well as weaving symbolic colours and patterns in to prayer rugs, their art also included realism, with many designs featuring people, animals and flowers.Not only were these carpets used in the homes of the peoples that created them, they were also used to cover sacred parts of shrines and mosques, and as symbols of wealth by Royalty and merchants, who collected and displayed the best of them.Their classic beauty quickly drew keen interest from Europe, and the rugs and carpets of Persia became a lucrative export.