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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Seraband</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>West Persian textile styles after the Mongols</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Saraband</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Sarabend</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Serabend</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Serabend-mir</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Style of textiles, particularly floor coverings handwoven in the Sarāband area, southwest of Arak in west-central Iran. The rugs are characterized as dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries, being of sturdy construction, and having a distinctive pattern known commercially as the "mir" design, which comprises small, complex leaf (boteh) or leaf forms in diagonal rows with tips pointed alternately in opposite directions. A geometric vine with similar leaf forms usually occupies the principal border stripe. There may be geometric cornerpieces or a small, similarly geometric central medallion. The ground is red, dark blue, or ivory; the knotting is symmetrical on a cotton foundation. Large Seraband rugs are narrower than room dimension. ]]></note></mads>