<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">asymmetrical knots</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31416019</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:51:57</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Persian knots</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Persians</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">asymmetric knots</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">asymmetrical knot</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">asymmetricals</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">farsibaff</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">figure 8 knots</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">knots, asymmetrical</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">open knots</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sehna knots</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">senna knots</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">senneh knots</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sennehs</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Knots of rugs tied on pairs of warp strands, looping under one strand and then over and around the other, the ends of the knot coming up individually between each single warp strand to form a pile. They can be tied so that the knot ends come up either to the right or to the left of the encircled warp strands. ]]></dc:description></metadata>