Old Qashqai Rug 2.68×1.82m

Description

Title: Old Qashqai Rug

Size: 2.68×1.82m / 8’10″x6′0″ Thickness: 7mm

Origin: Fars Province, South Persia.

Technique: Hand-knotted.

Material: Wool pile, knotted onto wool warps. 

Colours and Design: This classic old Qashqai Rug has cosy colours of terracotta-red with dark blue corners and cream border. It has a traditional geometric design featuring a 3 medallion centrepiece. 

Condition/Age: It has some wear to the pile (see image 7); 30 years old.

Additional Information:

The Qashqai are a large confederation of tribes and are the second largest Turkic group in Persia. The Qashqai are located in the Fars province close to Shiraz and Persepolis in South-West Persia.

It has been suggested that the name Qashqai is derived from the Turkic word which means horse with a white blaze: a symbol of good fortune to the Qashqai.

The Qashqai traditionally are pastoral nomads who migrate with their livestock on a seasonal basis. Although with the change from pastoral nomadism to more settled agriculture and other urban occupations many of the Qashqai have settled into villages and towns.

As with numerous other nomadic tribes, the Qashqai rugs and Qashqai carpets are woven by women. Qashqai rugs have a woollen pile, with a woollen warp and weft, and are woven on a horizontal loom pegged out on the floor. The weft thread is usually distinctive in that it is usually a shade of red.

Although the rugs and carpets of the Qashqai are similar in style to those of Shiraz, the Qashqai product is of a higher quality. The weave is usually fine, heavier in weight and more importantly consistent.

These Rugs are typically geometric in style. They often contain motifs of stylised birds, animals, and flowers surrounding a diamond shaped central lozenge. The traditional colours are terracotta, red, madder, cream and blue.

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