Name: Antique Persian Qashqai Rug
Price: 6250 USD
Availability: InStock

Description: A very unique antique Persian Qashqai rug.
The Ghashghai nomads are found in the Fars province in the southwest of … more A very unique antique Persian Qashqai rug.
The Ghashghai nomads are found in the Fars province in the southwest of Iran. They move twice a year, between the winter pasture near the Persian Gulf and the summer pasture up in the Zagros mountains where it is much cooler.
The carpets have a typical red-brown ground color. The pattern is tied from memory and often consists of a centrally placed medallion, repeated in all four corners. Humans, four legged animals, birds, trees and flowers are popular elements. Ghashghai carpets consist of a hexagon or diamond with four projecting hooks inside of a hooked diamond. Some Ghasghai pieces have the Hebatlu design (Hebatlu is the name of one of the one of the smaller Ghasghai tribes) and it consists of circular central medallion, and smaller designs similar to the central medallion repeated on each of the four corners of the carpet. Technical specifications:
Pile: Wool yarn.
Weft: Wool or goat hair yarn, usually two wefts after each row of knots.
Warp: Wool or goat hair yarn.
Knot: Symmetrical. less

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Antique Persian Qashqai Rug

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