24483-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/ Nomadic Authentic/Size: 1'7" x 2'3"

24483-Ghashgai Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Tribal/ Nomadic Authentic/Size: 1'7" x 2'3"NR: 24483 Location: Ghasghai Size: 1'7" x 2'3" 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

The design is

NR: 24479

They always have a ground of the Mahi or Herati design (the town of Herat lies some 300 km north-east in Afghanistan) on a cream background and sometimes there will be a circular medallion

NR: 21752

NR: 23934Location: Royal Chobi ZieglerSize: 11'6" x 9'0"Country: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton

The warp and weft are in cotton and the number of knots per square inch varies from 100 to 200

Until the 1970s

almost all of which are of the same size

the knotting and weaving of nomadic carpets are a woman’s domain and area of expertise

Size:  6'4''x 2'8'' / 193cm x 81cm

which are diamond-shaped geometric forms with floral heads both inside and surrounding

which are triangular and are decorated with the same motifs as the central medallion