24478-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/ Nomadic Authentic/Size: 1'8" x 1'10"

24478-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/ Nomadic Authentic/Size: 1'8" x 1'10"NR: 24478 Location: Ghasghai Size: 1'8" x 1'10" Country: Iran Pile: Wool Base: Cotton GHASHGAI Details: Ghashgais are hand knotted on a ground loom by the Ghashgai tribe who live in the Fars upland near Shiraz. The Ghashgai people are the most developed of the Fars tribes. The warp and weft are of cotton or wool and the pile is wool. The variety and quality of the colors are superior and the numbers of Turkish knots are about 100. The knotting on the

These Bakhtiari tribesmen have given up their nomadic life and therefore their carpets reveal the influence of nearby Isfahan in the techniques employed

They are a welcome departure from the typical red

NR: 24181Location: TurkmenSize: 3'8" x 1'10" Country: IranPile: WoolBase: Cotton

Alongside Tabriz

These carpets are known as Kashan Motashemi

knotted in a relatively low knot density

These are similar to the motifs used by the Fars tribe

the colors are always pleasing and harmonious

In much of their territory

Location: Hamadan Size: 5'3" x 3'5"Country: Iran Pile: Wool Base: Cotton

but the latter knots count quality only exists in smaller-sized rugs of 4’x6’ and below

contributed substantially to the worldwide foreign export of Iranian rugs and carpets