A beautiful vintage Persian Gabbeh area rug — a textile that occupies a unique place in the Persian rug world as the most spontaneous, personal, and artistically free expression of the Qashqai and Luri tribal weaving traditions of Southwestern Persia. The straw-ivory field is accented by two central diamond motifs, each flanked by small animal forms that symbolize the storytelling tradition of village weavers who encoded the people, animals, and landscapes of their daily nomadic life directly into the textile. Subtle variations in the hand-spun wool create natural abrash, adding depth and character.
The Gabbeh — meaning 'raw' or 'unfinished' in Persian — was traditionally woven by Qashqai women as a personal textile for domestic use, its thick pile and bold simple designs reflecting a freedom from the formal design vocabulary of commercial production. Today, Gabbeh rugs are collected worldwide for exactly this authentic, personal quality.
Dimensions: 4’ 3” x 7’ 2”
Date of Manufacture: Mid 1900s
Place of Origin: Persia (Qashqai/Luri tribal region)
