Description
Title: Gabbeh Checker-Board Modern Rug
Size: 1.53×1.02m / 5’0″x3’4″ Thickness: 13mm
Origin: Gabbeh
Technique: Hand-knotted.
Material: Wool pile, knotted onto wool warps and wefts.
Colours and Design: Multi-colour, all over jazzy chequerboard pattern of squares and rectangles surrounded by, and contrasting with, a natural plain border.
Condition/Age: New.
Additional Information:
Made by tribal people for commercial purposes, these rugs have an abundance of artistic expression – they have a tribal soul.
Gabbeh Rugs are generally made by the Qashqai, Luri, and a few other tribal groups.
The term “Gabbeh” refers to a style of weaving. The Gabbeh Modern Rugs are thick pile rugs with modern patterns often featuring little goat-like creatures. These rugs are sometimes plain, sometimes jazzy patterns.
The Gabbeh Modern Rugs have a thick wool pile formed by hand-tied knots tied onto wool warps.
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